Share money: Patriarch of the ROC Cyril threatens rich Russians

In Sunday, Vladimir Gundyaev drew attention to the removal of slaves of wealth. It is interesting that the head of the church himself goes to a clock for 30 thousand euros, has more than 20 residences and billions of accounts with Switzerland banks. The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) Cyril (Vladimir Gundyaev) called on the rich Russians to share money with the poor.

He said this in the sermon after the Sunday Liturgy at the Church of Christ in Moscow, the press service of the Patriarchate reported. Initially, Cyril read the excerpt of the Gospel from Matthew about a rich young man and thought about the relativity of the concept of "wealth". "The fact that for most of us wealth, for the rich, no wealth, but for the owners - is in general miserable.

The financial situation of a person is relative, it is conditioned not only by the presence Not very, because the neighbor is living richer, - said the church service. Cyril saw the problem not in the presence of money and their volume, but about wealth. There is nothing. If a rich person does not see the sorrow of another, does not help her, then it is the path that takes away from God, "he said.

According to the Russian Patriarch, the most important thing is to find the kingdom of God and to do good deeds, and wealth is not the key to true happiness. "If the rich is able to give a large part of their money to those who suffer, then wealth becomes justified. And a person who has learned to give out a large part of the needy, will replenish his wealth, " - continued the clergyman. Then he added that the above applies not only to the rich Russians, but to everyone who has money.

A person should share resources with other people , he stressed. Journalists saw Patriarch Cyril in a clock for 30 thousand euro The Project, which was published on October 28, 2020, stated that Gundyaev and his cousin have real estate in Moscow and Moscow worth $ 3. 3 million. 145 squares for 70 million rubles. "New Gazeta" in December 2019 wrote about the presence of more than 20 residences in Cyril, including under Helendzhik on the Black Sea for $ 1 billion.

Patriarch, according to media, media Heads of $ 4 to $ 8 billion, he prefers to store money in banks in Switzerland, Italy and Austria. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has introduced personal sanctions against the Patriarch of the ROC for 10 years for the support of war and the daily blessing of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for war crimes. For the same reason, Lithuanian authorities banned the entry of Patriarch Cyril into the country.