Protodeacon Andrei Kuraev, recognized by the church court to be ejected from his dignity, is making a politically inclusive voyage through the pro-government and opposition media, writes Vakhtang Kipshidze, representative of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and the ROC.
“I don’t know what caused such a high concentration of interest of journalists in his person, but nothing new was said in these materials. Those who still believe in the infallibility of the protodeacon are convinced that it remains unshakable and even grows.
Well, something new is a reproach to His Holiness the Patriarch for not expressing condolences on the murder of Boris Nemtsov. This, according to Kuraev, should probably show the media audience the “correctness” of his political orientation.
By the way, I have a question, what prevented the protodeacon from speaking out about the death of archpriest Alexander Ageikin in the same Christian way as he spoke about the death of Boris Nemtsov? Or is it such a Kuraev`s ethical norm that one should hate a fellow ministry posthumously, and posthumously love politicians whom he did not personally know?
And I have an open question to Zoya Svetova, who interviewed protodeacon Kuraev. Dear Zoya, what attitude would you expect in your publication in MBK-news if you publicly called this medium “an old honored wh…”, as did your “highly spiritual interlocutor” about the Russian Orthodox Church? It is strange that he did not tell you about this part of the indictment of the church court.
Colleagues said that this is not all media. In addition to the mentioned Russia Today (February 15), MBK-news (February 13), there is also “Sobesednik” (February 16) and the Ukrainian-language edition “Religious Truth” (February 15). Directly some kind of information tsunami in the middle of a calm sea.”
The noted voyage of Kuraev in various media has quite specific tasks: the promotion of a half-forgotten speaker, who has a lot of work ahead of him, is underway. Great work in the information war against our Church. The image of the “offended fighter for the truth” is successfully formed, the level of its recognition rises, the ground for further actions is created.
Father Andrey speaks well, retains his personal charm and still enjoys a reputation as an outstanding missionary among those who have not read his “missionary blog” for the last seven years, but remember only from his previous labors and merits. The tragicomedy “Honest Kuraev against the Sodomites”, which turns into a farce, will have its sequels. Moreover, some not fictional, but quite real sodomites will be the beneficiaries of this black PR campaign.
However, this is already a topic for another conversation.