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The confessor of the 'Great Don Host' considers it unacceptable to use the Cossacks to prevent believers from attending services

14 April 2020

Духовник «Всевеликого войска Донского» считает неприемлемым использовать казачество для недопущения верующих на богослужения

Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov, the military priest of the public organization 'Great Don Host', considers it unacceptable that the representatives of the Cossacks would be involved in order not to let the faithful into churches for prayer during the services of Holy Week and Easter. A number of Russian regions have already received such orders.

Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov, military priest of the East Kazakhstan region 'The Great Don Host' — Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov, military priest of the East Kazakhstan region 'The Great Don Host'

“We urgently need to negotiate with the atamans regarding this situation and inform the atamans of the VKO VVD at all levels. There are special power structures, which are supposed to fulfill such instructions. Even the possibility of tarnishing the reputation of the Cossacks with such actions should not be allowed, ”Archpriest George emphasized.

According to the Donskoy Telegraph news agency, the well-known Don priest announced his position after consultations on this issue with the chairman of the Synodal Committee for Cooperation with the Cossacks of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Let us recall that historically the Cossacks, regardless of the territory of origin, professed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and acted as its defenders; cases when the Cossacks would prevent Christians from meeting their religious needs, world history does not know. The last in Russia who tried to do this, not letting young people into churches on Easter and Christmas, were members of the Komsomol patrols, which were abolished back in 1988.

The Christian educational project 'The Candle of Jerusalem' fully supports the position of Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov and calls on everyone who considers themselves to be Cossacks to think more often about their own salvation and the freedom of will given to each person.

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Helping Believers

Возжечь свечу в святом месте

Light a candle
in a sacred place

Заказать молебен в святом месте

Order a prayer service
in a sacred place

Написать молитвенное письмо

Write a prayer letter

Купить освященный предмет

Buy a consecrated item

The confessor of the 'Great Don Host' considers it unacceptable to use the Cossacks to prevent believers from attending services The confessor of the 'Great Don Host' considers it unacceptable to use the Cossacks to prevent believers from attending services

Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov, the military priest of the public organization 'Great Don Host', considers it unacceptable that the representatives of the Cossacks would be involved in order not to let the faithful into churches for prayer during the services of Holy Week and Easter. A number of Russian regions have already received such orders. Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov, military priest of the East Kazakhstan region 'The Great Don Host' “We urgently need to negotiate with the atamans regarding this situation and inform the atamans of the VKO VVD at all levels. There are special power structures, which are supposed to fulfill such instructions. Even the possibility of tarnishing the reputation of the Cossacks with such actions should not be allowed, ”Archpriest George emphasized. According to the Donskoy Telegraph news agency, the well-known Don priest announced his position after consultations on this issue with the chairman of the Synodal Committee for Cooperation with the Cossacks of the Russian Orthodox Church. Let us recall that historically the Cossacks, regardless of the territory of origin, professed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and acted as its defenders; cases when the Cossacks would prevent Christians from meeting their religious needs, world history does not know. The last in Russia who tried to do this, not letting young people into churches on Easter and Christmas, were members of the Komsomol patrols, which were abolished back in 1988. The Christian educational project 'The Candle of Jerusalem' fully supports the position of Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov and calls on everyone who considers themselves to be Cossacks to think more often about their own salvation and the freedom of will given to each person. Свеча Иерусалима -en

Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov, the military priest of the public organization 'Great Don Host', considers it unacceptable that the representatives of the Cossacks would be involved in order not to let the faithful into churches for prayer during the services of Holy Week and Easter. A number of Russian regions have already received such orders. Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov, military priest of the East Kazakhstan region 'The Great Don Host' “We urgently need to negotiate with the atamans regarding this situation and inform the atamans of the VKO VVD at all levels. There are special power structures, which are supposed to fulfill such instructions. Even the possibility of tarnishing the reputation of the Cossacks with such actions should not be allowed, ”Archpriest George emphasized. According to the Donskoy Telegraph news agency, the well-known Don priest announced his position after consultations on this issue with the chairman of the Synodal Committee for Cooperation with the Cossacks of the Russian Orthodox Church. Let us recall that historically the Cossacks, regardless of the territory of origin, professed faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and acted as its defenders; cases when the Cossacks would prevent Christians from meeting their religious needs, world history does not know. The last in Russia who tried to do this, not letting young people into churches on Easter and Christmas, were members of the Komsomol patrols, which were abolished back in 1988. The Christian educational project 'The Candle of Jerusalem' fully supports the position of Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov and calls on everyone who considers themselves to be Cossacks to think more often about their own salvation and the freedom of will given to each person.