ROC urges not to make revolution because of Lenin's Mausoleum

The issue of Lenin's Mausoleum shouldn’t be given special importance and made an excuse for another turmoil, thinks Archpriest Mikhail Dudko, a member of the Information Commission at the Moscow Diocesan Council, as reported by Interfax.

"The desire to give sacred significance to the place where Lenin’s "relics" reside speaks more about the disputants than the object of the dispute," the priest wrote on his page in the social network.

"It seems to me wrong the unwillingness of the parties to ask people’s opinion on this account. There are methods to find out," said Fr. Michael.

The priest thinks that "it's time to bury him (Lenin - Ed.)," but this is not "a good reason for another turmoil, which is certainly to follow."

In his opinion, sooner or later Lenin will be buried, "but little will change, it is naïve to expect the country's renewal and revitalization in this connection."

Meanwhile, the Moscow Patriarchate has repeatedly stated that it is necessary to bury Lenin's body, but only after a consensus in society on this topic, which has not been achieved yet.

As reported by the UOJ, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) commented that no one expects "immediate action" in the matter of the reburial of Lenin's body.

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