Prot. Alexander Borisov: “The Church is not indifferent to what is happening in society”

Archpriest Alexander Borisov commented on an open letter from the clergy in defense of convicted participants in protests related to the election of deputies of the Moscow City Duma.

September 18, 2019 Moscow Archpriest Alexander Borisov, in an interview with reporters, commented on the open letter of the clergy Russian Orthodox Church in defense of convicted protesters, connected with the election of deputies of the Moscow City Duma. " Letter from privates priests should testify that the Church is not indifferent to what is happening in society, to the mood of the people , ”said Fr. A.Borisov.

« The main goal of our writing is to promote peace in society, because a cruel sentence always leads to bitterness, to a feeling of discontent injustice. I personally, of course, am against participation in unauthorized rallies. Shares must be approved. <…> But the reaction to what happened on the part of the authorities is inadequate, it leads to tension in society. Christians are called to be peacemakers. As the apostle Paul said, our service - "the service of reconciliation." With our letter, we pursued just such goal ,” he said.

Sources

• Priest Alexander Borisov explained the importance of a letter in defense of protesters // Moscow's comsomolets. 2019. September 18.