The priest from Zaporozhye explained his refusal to bury the child
Uncategorized January 13, 2018Zaporozhye priest of the UOC-MP Yevgeny Molchanov insists on the correctness of his act, when he refused to bury baptized in UOC-KP child, because I am convinced that baptism in the Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate is allegedly invalid. About it Molchanov said in an interview with the Facts.
“Of course, I felt sorry for her! I have a few days to drink a sedative, live on medication. She fell to her knees, it’s awful… I barely restrained myself to not be on his knees before her. But there are things that I have no right to miss. For this God punishes, you know?”, – said Molchanov
He believes that the Kyiv Patriarchate is a “false Church” and the baptism in this void.
“There are canons of the Church, the Apostolic rule. These rules are guided by priests around the world. If I had the funeral of this child, the Lord would remove me out of San. But even that is not so bad. I would punish God,” the priest says.
He is also convinced that children, baptized in UOC-KP, “perish.”
The Russian theologian, a senior researcher at the Department of philosophy of religion MSU, the author of the official Russian tutorial on the basics of Orthodox culture Andrey Kuraev believes that the employer has violated the canons refused to bury the child.
According to him, the baptism of “believers”, according to the Orthodox canons, must be recognized.
“Canonical is to accept the baptism of dissenters. Schism is not heresy. Even if you doubt in “the grace of the priesthood” is the right baptism the laity,” wrote Kuraev in his Facebook.
“This ancient and sustainable tradition of the Church recognize the sacraments of the Church take place outside of the Church: God designed even the non-Orthodox person with a desire to make a transformation of their own and others’ lives “in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy spirit” tells him we ask for the gift of God…” says Kuraev.
He claims that Church tradition is tolerant of the baptisms, “which made a faithful, Evangelical naming of the Trinity.”
Earlier it was reportedthat in Kiev the priest of the Moscow Patriarchate during the funeral refused to bury the child. The reason for the refusal – he was baptized Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate.
Yesterday the Prosecutor General’s office reportedthat law enforcement officers began an investigation against the individual representatives of the UOC-MP and the organization of the Union of Orthodox Radomir on suspicion of violation of equality, but also insult of feelings of citizens in connection with their religious beliefs.
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