His Holiness Patriarchy Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia goes to France on official visit today, October 1, 2007. During the tour, he will address PACE to announce collapse of liberal values and put forward an alternative concept of human rights. By making such statements, some political analysts say, the patriarchy will attempt to justify violation of human rights in Russia to the world community.It will be the first official tour to France ever made by the patriarchy of All Russia and the importance of this historic event is hard to overestimate. But the speech that His Holiness Alexy will deliver to PACE tomorrow is, perhaps, of even greater significance.
“For the first time, a religious leader will speak in PACE not as the head of the state or as an expert, but as a religious leader and under the protocol of the head of the state,” said Hegumen Filaret (Bulekov), who represents Russian Orthodox Church in Strasbourg. “It will be the first experience for European Parliament.”
The patriarchy will deliver the 25-minute report and answer five questions of parliament members after it. The content of his speech is a top secret, but the sources say Alexy II will present to Europe an alternative concept of human rights. “The patriarchy will speak about the human rights arisen, amid other things, from the Christian doctrine on dignity of a person,” Filaret confirmed.
The hegumen said, Alexy II will clarify to Europe’s PMs “the standing of Russian Orthodox Church and, along with it, the standing of all Christian world on a number of issues,” including human rights, bioethics, education of a person. According to Filaret, the patriarchy agreed to address PACE “to show that the church is open for a dialogue with society. The future of Europe couldn’t be decided without taking into account positions of the faithful, of religious organizations.”
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