Chairman of the Synodal Department for external Church relations Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) Metropolitan Hilarion expects that the forthcoming message of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, which he will address to the Federal Assembly on January 15, is addressed to the person with the care of the person.
According to him, it is about health, education, morality. These issues are no less interested in the Church, the Metropolitan said.
the Priest noticed that some people think the ROC is interested only in the provision of funeral services, while others believe that the Church ought to do exclusively spiritual care of people, but all is not quite right.
“the Church is concerned for people to live full, fulfilling lives that they were happy that their spiritual well-being connected in opportunities and material well-being,” said Bishop on Saturday, January 11, in the program “Church and world” on TV channel “Russia 24”.
However, if in the spiritual sense, the ROC has the means of helping people, continued Metropolitan Hilarion, the material terms of the assistance it is necessary to expect first of all from authorities.