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| Legoyda: The Church has always welcomed a moratorium on the death penalty |
| 2024-11-05 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The head of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media Vladimir Legoida explained the words of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia regarding the death penalty and stated that the position of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) on this issue has not changed. Legoida, commenting on the patriarch’s words about the death penalty, stated that some have given them a “scandalous dimension,” which creates the impression that the primate “almost supported the death penalty.” In order to find out the church’s clear position on this issue, Legoida suggested finding the foundations of the Russian Orthodox Church’s concept on the Internet, which were adopted by the Bishops’ Council in 2000. "There are no indications of the need to abolish it in the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament, nor in the Tradition and historical heritage of the Orthodox Church. At the same time, the Church often took upon itself the duty of intercession before the secular authorities for those sentenced to death, asking for mercy and mitigation of punishment for them," Legoida cited the text of the Fundamentals of the Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church in his Telegram channel. The day before, Patriarch Kirill spoke at a meeting with participants of the program "Time of Heroes." He stated that the Russian Orthodox Church does not welcome the death penalty, but does not condemn it either. And the patriarch himself supports the fact that there is currently a moratorium on the death penalty in Russia. “The death penalty itself is not condemned by the word of God, but society can, of course, refuse the death penalty if it considers it excessive punishment,” the priest said. As reported by the Regnum news agency, in June, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, proposed considering the issue of a possible lifting of the moratorium on the death penalty. As one of the examples in which, in his opinion, the use of the death penalty is permissible, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee cited the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall. Related: Russian Orthodox Church: 2024-09-30 The Russian Orthodox Church has spoken out against the ban on studying Darwin's theory in schools Russian Orthodox Church: 2024-09-26 Interview with Russian geneticist Prokhorchuk: If a woman wants an abortion, she shouldgo to a psychologist: Russian Orthodox Church: 2024-09-05 Admiral Ushakov's name is sacred to Russia |
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