Chaplin: Power should cope with antipatriotic forces

The head of the Synodal Department for the relationship between the Church and Society, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, expressed the hope that the current government would be able to cope with the "antipatriotic" forces. According to Interfax, with such statements, the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church spoke at the Forum of Party Projects of United Russia.

"A deeply antipatriotic, anti -state propaganda is being conducted. There are organized forces, external support. But a smart state and a smart elite will always cope with such a threat if the deep forces of the people awaken," the priest said.

In his opinion, the current situation is largely similar to the situation of 1917. "Some carications of the emperor, ministers, priests, police officers seem to be taken from today's blogs, only the costumes are a little to change," Chaplin said.

The representative of the Russian Orthodox Church warned that "if the elite and power do not be able to hear the voice of the people and rely on their strength, then this would certainly end in defeat."

The Forum of Party Projects "United Russia" started in Moscow on Friday. It is expected that on Saturday the party will take part in the party leader Dmitry Medvedev.