The head of the Russian #Orthodox Church, Patriarch #Kirill, has imposed a three-year suspension on the priest who held a memorial service at Alexey #Navalny’s grave in late March.
Priest Dmitry #Safronov, a cleric of the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin on Lyschikova Hill in #Moscow, is now forbidden from giving blessings, wearing the frock, and bearing the church’s priestly cross until 2027.
Russian Orthodox Church head suspends priest who led memorial service for Alexey Navalny — Meduza
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has imposed a three-year suspension on the priest who held a memorial service at Alexey Navalny’s grave in late March. Priest Dmitry Safronov, a cleric of the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin on Lyschikova Hill in Moscow, is now forbidden from giving blessings, wearing the frock, and bearing the church’s priestly cross until 2027, at which time his future in the clergy will be reassessed, Patriarch Kirill decreed. The Patriarch’s order does not explain why he suspended Safronov from conducting services.
