Earlier, on October 16, the head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion, called unreasonable the arguments of those people who fear that vaccination against coronavirus will lead to other diseases.
“If this is called prudence, then I very much doubt that a person’s brains are all right. You are simply repeating the most ridiculous myths that exist about the vaccine, voicing unverified theories in spite of the obvious facts, ”he said in response to a viewer comment about such possible consequences of vaccination as infertility, impotence, and reduced life expectancy.
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The facts show that people who have been vaccinated continue to live a normal and fulfilling life, and the consequences arise for those who, on the contrary, are not vaccinated and get sick, Hilarion added.
Later, Hilarion said that priests are required to be vaccinated against coronavirus, as he is in constant contact with a very large number of people.
However, Vladimir Legoyda said on October 24 that the Russian Orthodox Church would not introduce compulsory coronavirus vaccination for priests.
“I don’t think that the church will oblige anyone, after all, we stand for the free decision of a person,” Legoida said.
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