The deprivation of the dignity of Bishop Diomid can be a serious test not only for the church, but also for the state, the expert believes
Perhaps not a single meeting of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church attracted such attention to the public and the media. The Synod had been waiting for a long time, but the patriarch, along with other hierarchs, put it off, transferred dates. No one doubted his outcome, everyone knew what decision it would be made there, but they still hoped that troubles could be avoided.