More than 4 thousand priests and believers called to give their native body Navalny

More than four thousand Orthodox priests, laity and Christians of other denominations turned to the Russian authorities with a request to return the body of the opposition to the colony of the opposition Alexei Navalny.

The collection of signatures on the “Mir all” website , which helps the priests who acts against the war, began a few days ago, at the time of publication there are already more than 4,200 signatures.

"Alexei Navalny was not only an opposition politician, but also a believing person, an Orthodox Christian. We urge you to respect his memory. Do not overshadow the tragedy of his death by refusing such a simple and humane request. Remember that everyone is equal to God. The refusal to issue the body of Alexei Navalny will be perceived as a manifestation of ruthlessness and inhumanity. This decision. It can lead to an even greater tension in society .

The Krasnoyarsk historian of the Church Ilya Bobrik also addressed the issuance of Navalny’s body to help. He published an open letter to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill.

“The evil forces that are destructive to the Russian Church, which you are talking about in your sermons, really exist, however, within Russia, and not from the outside. One of these forces is the fear of the authorities. But we should not be afraid of power if we are sure that it forces us to God -proceeding,” wrote Ilya Bobrik.

He urged to convey the body of a bulk to the family as soon as possible. At the request of people who read the letter, the text was also translated into English and sent to the World Church Council, the historian said.

Also, the appeal, whose central theme was Vera, published on Saturday, on the ninth day after the death of her husband Julia Navalny. She called the faith of Russian President Vladimir Putin of a fake god, accused him of demon and Satanism:

"We used to know that the Putin's faith is a fake, but now we see it clear as never before. Vera is not about kissing the icon. Vera is about good, about mercy, about salvation. And no real Christian could never do what Putin is doing now with the dead Alexei."

• Opposition politician Alexei Navalny died on February 16 in the colony of the Special Regime "Polar Wolf". In conclusion about his death, it is said that the politician died of natural causes. A few days before the death of Navalny, for the 27th time, they sent to a schizo with even more rigid conditions of content than in ordinary chambers. Proponents of the politician believe that he was killed. The widow of politics Julia promised to continue her husband's work.