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Crazy idea of lawmakers

The manager of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, metropolitan Anthony, commented in an interview with “The First Independent” on the legislative initiative of a number of deputies to “ban the propaganda of the Russian world”:

“It’s too early to give an objective assessment of this bill. Judging by the opinions of political scientists, we are talking about new elections. In addition, perhaps, some political forces are trying to use this bill in their own interests…

You spoke very mildly about the unreasonable idea enshrined in this bill. I would probably say even more harshly – insane. How can the spiritual things be divided at all? After all, we have common saints in the Orthodox world. Regardless of the divisions of the state. How should we now relate, for example, to the Monk Sergiy of Radonezh, the Monk Seraphim of Sarov, and Saint Xenia of Petersburg? That is, they also belong (to the definition formulated in the draft law) “the Russian world”?

…It is very unreasonable, stupid and insane to raise these things to the legislative level. After all, we have already met this once in history. When books were burned, because the authors did not belong to a particular ideology. How did all this end?

Therefore, you cannot play with the spiritual things. This is not politics, it is much stronger. Moreover, if you act contrary to these inner, spiritual forces, it will respond very hard and painfully. Unfortunately, not only to those who initiate such bills. It can hurt the life of the whole people.”

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