ROC approved rock in principle, especially

Yesterday the head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate has Metropolitan Kirill spoke of the relation of the Church to rock concerts. Metropolitan said the church should not interfere with rock musicians, and also compared to the preachers. Even rockers took this statement is ambiguous. Spoke yesterday at a meeting of the students of Moscow State University, Metropolitan Kirill said that he no reason why the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) touches the stone neither saw. "I am aware that the youth, most people experience inspiration in connection with rock music - he said -. Recently I realized that young people, it is in conjunction with the inspiration of religious experience." Metropolitan Kirill said that he had in mind, not all the rockers, but only the pious, that "match to give your creativity with the proclamation of the Gospel or drugs." "If one or two hundred people to ban their religious inspiration in music, it is really necessary - Metropolitan said -. It often happens that a rock band at a concert a few words about the orthodoxy that young people more impression than a long sermon in the church do say, ". Machines name him Rocker Head of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate is not mentioned, but it is for "Kommersant" his deputy Vsevolod Chaplin did. Father Vsevolod said that Metropolitan Kirill, the leader of "DDT" by Yuri Shevchuk, the leader of the "Alice" Constantine Kincheva and a group of "Ark" and its leader Olga Aref'eva relate. "Metropolitan does not mention any specific names, and I would not ascribe a concrete support of a group," - said Father Vsevolod. According to him, some members of the Russian Orthodox Church are not only good for rock music, but seriously addicted to it. "We have Rybko Abbot Sergius, he works at the Church Rock Club" - said Father Vsevolod. Do you know the reaction to the speech of Metropolitan Kirill said yesterday failed musician. Yury Shevchuk after its director, in the village is near St. Petersburg, where he was "no connection." Director Mrs. Arefieva also said that the singer was the "Ark" no connection, and a cell phone yesterday, Mr. Kincheva disabled. Other rock musicians in the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church was received with interest. "Good man, metropolitan, well said important that his atrocities will betray such talk, -. Said the leader of the group Z 'Spleen' Alexander Vassiliev. - We have here in St. Petersburg," Zenit won 4-1, and then there is good news - we are as a group and applaud. "Leader of the" Va-Bank "Alexander F. Sklar, not the joy of the Declaration of Metropolitan Kirill not feel." He had this incompetent in the matter say, not the civil and ecclesiastical position shares church should discuss what kind support of music, and what not -. It must deal with the human mind - he told Kommersant -. I am a believer of 14 years consciously cross wear and Metropolitan Kirill, seems to be just a populist with the young audience flirting, it is not to his credit. "