Address by the head of the Krasnoyarsk Metropolis, Metropolitan Nikita of Krasnoyarsk and Achinsktranslated

Dear brothers and sisters!

Dear residents of the Krasnoyarsk Territory!

We are facing another milestone event that will take place in our country and in our region. The Church, by law, cannot interfere in political activity, but would not do so according to the law of conscience. However, we are all citizens of Russia and therefore it is our duty not to stand aside from the elections and to take an active part in them.

Each of us can contribute to shaping the future of our country, preserving the moral, historical, spiritual and cultural heritage of our Fatherland. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' tirelessly speaks about this. At the state level, spiritual and moral values ​​are protected from the encroachments of the “spiritless world” by our President V.V. Putin.

For me, not only as a hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, but also as a citizen of Russia, it is very important to take part in this historical event. And I will definitely make my choice on this day too.

I call on you all, believers and non-believers, doubters and atheists, people of different nationalities and religions, remembering the words of the Savior “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons...