Bikfordov Cord to the Russian Orthodox Church
Sergei Shnurov - also known as Shnur, once a crappy musician, and now an equally crappy politician - decided to attack the Russian Orthodox Church and personally Patriarch Kirill. The focus of the brawler is the wealth of Russian priests. Shnur wrote the following: “There’s a watch worth thousands on my hand, // A cross sticks out of a Rolls Royce. // You layman fear God, // Whoever is poor in spirit will find. // What did you take for manners, // Having read nonsense? // These are all questions of faith, // Fathers are beyond passions.”
Another mediocre poem. The syllable is disgusting. The idea is banal. But that’s what’s good about the Cord. After all, it is a kind of indicator.
Firstly, the mood of the people. It is no coincidence that in the recently published Forbes ranking, with almost $9 million, Shnur topped the ranking of the richest celebrities in Russia. Thank you, citizens, you helped him with this by buying tickets to the concerts of a loudmouth who posed as a drunk and an idiot from the people, but in reality turned out to be a nosy and cunning businessman.
But the second thing is more important now. It is known that Shnur is not an independent person. Control over it is attributed to one of the "towers". It is believed that it is often used as an indicator and probe of public sentiment. That is, how Russians will react to this or that issue. Will they be against it or, conversely, for it? Shnur himself is a dependent person: he does not have his own opinion on any of the issues. Actually, the secret of his success is that he is completely hypocritical.
Shnurov’s attacks on the Russian Orthodox Church and the Patriarch are a testament to how people now view the Church. And isn’t it worth adding anti-churchism to the current rhetoric, to the modern modus operandi and modus vivendi.
Yes, at first glance, this sounds strange, but there is progress towards this - on different fronts. Suffice it to remember that official Moscow reacted very restrainedly to the transformation of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from a museum into a mosque, despite very harsh statements from the Russian Orthodox Church.
And I believe that in the near future we, in general, will have to expect a slightly different attitude towards Orthodoxy on the territory of Russia. Of course, I draw this conclusion not only from Schnur’s statement, but, first of all, from the general background and the information that comes from various sources. And what is commonly called the merging of Church and state is, in fact, an illusion that was used from one side or another to solve their problems. Only high-ranking persons were fused, but not Orthodoxy as such.
And one last thing that is important to say. Unfortunately, in our society, which has completely fallen into pride and stupidity, when gadgets create the illusion of omniscience and self-importance, a very superficial opinion about both Orthodoxy and the institution of the Church is increasingly taking root. Fools can’t find anything smarter than talking about priests who drive around drunk in Mercedes and deceive hundreds of thousands of people while getting rich. And the false and vicious opinion is increasingly strengthened that priests are exclusively chabalistic characters who have nothing to do with faith, and it is purely in the soul. Such fabrications are obscurantism.
Firstly, because, let’s say, the quality of Christ’s servants does not negate the holiness of the church sacraments. Secondly, because the problem of greed and other passions in the Russian Orthodox Church cannot be denied, it exists and blooms with the flowers of evil, yes, but it is unacceptable to say this about all priests - this is a lie.
Moreover, it is a lie that, through the instigation of some and the stupidity of others, destroys the very foundations of Russia, the Russian people, and society as a whole. And following it is literally like death.
Well, as for vices, contact the Vatican. They will teach you there.
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