Церковные колокола звонят по всей Грузии; Православная Церковь приспосабливается к угрозам коронавируса

Церковные колокола по всей Грузии прозвучали в полдень в воскресенье (15 марта) в знак единства среди верующих перед лицом угрозы коронавируса.

Грузинская православная церковь в последние дни, похоже, пытается бороться с тем, как она противостоит угрозе вируса и критикой в ее адрес по поводу проведения массовых служб с причастием в церквях. Большинство религиозных конфессий, в том числе католическая церковь, прекратили проведение массовых служб с причастием, из-за риска распространения вируса. В самой традиционной Грузинской Православной Церкви споры были интенсивными, и правительство старалось не вмешиваться напрямую, а побуждать Церковь принимать правильные разумные решения.

По сообщениям грузинских СМИ, не все церкви в Грузии придерживаются одинакового подхода. В некоторых церквях все еще проходят массовые службы с причастием, но приходу дается одноразовая посуда. В других церквях, таких как собор в Поти, используется только одноразовые стаканы.

Архиепископ Потийский Григол, сказал, что до тех пор, пока руководители Церкви не соберутся, чтобы вместе принять решение, разные общины принимают решения на местном уровне "таким образом, чтобы это было выгодно для нашей общины, что не повредит их вере". Мы примем решение на местном уровне, прежде чем соберемся со старшим духовенством, чтобы сделать выводы о том, с чем мы имеем дело, и как церковь будет действовать".

В других соборах и церквях архиепископы и епископы призывают к единству среди людей, ссылаясь на послание, изданное ранее Католикосским Патриархом Илией II.

источник: commonspace.eu

фото: Архиепископ Потийский Григол беседует с прихожанами возле собора Поти после воскресной мессы 15 марта 2020 года, во время которой верующие получали причастие через одноразовых стаканов из-за Коронавируса (фото любезно предоставлено Inter Press News, Тбилиси)

 

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