But the local religious figures did not comment on the French leader's statement.
French President Emmanuel Macron said that the Russian Orthodox the church allows Russian powerful people to manipulate it, so he called on the Russian Orthodox Church to resist this. This was reported by Reuters, citing the speech of the French president on conference of the charitable community of St. Egidius. By the way, Russian religious figures were also present there, including Metropolitan Anthony.
“We know very well how the Orthodox religion is being manipulated today by those in power in Russia to justify their actions. Resistance is needed,” Macron said, explaining that this means “never to make excuses, never to fall into a trap, not to support political projects that tend to deny the dignity of every person”.
Later, journalists wanted to ask Russian Metropolitan Antony for a comment on Macron's statement, but he refused them.
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