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Russia patriarch, Moldova agree to build cathedral in Chisinau.
CHISINAU, October 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Visiting Patriarch of Moscow and
All Russia Kirill and the Moldovan leadership agreed at a meeting on
Sunday to build a cathedral of the Moldovan Orthodox Church in Chisinau.
"We agreed to begin the construction of a cathedral, which should be
the symbol of the unity of our society," Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad
Filat said at the meeting with the supreme hierarch of the Russian
Orthodox Church.
"We will begin to put into practice this idea next spring," he added.
The prime minister also pledged that the republic will continue to
provide the Christian education, particularly "religion basics lessons at
school" and "the publishing of the books so that our children will study
and grow up with the love for the God."
Vlad Filat thanked Patriarch Kirill for his visit to Moldova. "We were
waiting for you. We were preparing for your visit with all our heart. You
should know that we - the citizens of the republic, we - believers, we
love you and you are always with us," the Moldovan premier noted.
"I would like to express gratitude to you on behalf of our citizens
for the rain, which you brought together with you and which we were
longing for," he pointed out.
Moldova did not see the rain for three months and on Sunday, when the
patriarch served the divine liturgy, a heavy rain has been going on since
early morning to gladden Moldovan citizens.
Patriarch Kirill admitted that he likes Moldova very much since his
visit to the country as the metropolitan. "I am feeling here always at
home among hospitable, soft-hearted and fair-minded people," he said.
"Today I had an opportunity to make sure of this looking at shining faces
of people. I could not look into all the faces from under the umbrellas,
but when I managed to look into the face I saw shining eyes filled with
kindness and love," the patriarch noted. "I heard welcoming words
addressed to me. Therefore, my visit to Moldova is filled with this
optimistic mood," Patriarch Kirill underlined.
All Russia Kirill and the Moldovan leadership agreed at a meeting on
Sunday to build a cathedral of the Moldovan Orthodox Church in Chisinau.
"We agreed to begin the construction of a cathedral, which should be
the symbol of the unity of our society," Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad
Filat said at the meeting with the supreme hierarch of the Russian
Orthodox Church.
"We will begin to put into practice this idea next spring," he added.
The prime minister also pledged that the republic will continue to
provide the Christian education, particularly "religion basics lessons at
school" and "the publishing of the books so that our children will study
and grow up with the love for the God."
Vlad Filat thanked Patriarch Kirill for his visit to Moldova. "We were
waiting for you. We were preparing for your visit with all our heart. You
should know that we - the citizens of the republic, we - believers, we
love you and you are always with us," the Moldovan premier noted.
"I would like to express gratitude to you on behalf of our citizens
for the rain, which you brought together with you and which we were
longing for," he pointed out.
Moldova did not see the rain for three months and on Sunday, when the
patriarch served the divine liturgy, a heavy rain has been going on since
early morning to gladden Moldovan citizens.
Patriarch Kirill admitted that he likes Moldova very much since his
visit to the country as the metropolitan. "I am feeling here always at
home among hospitable, soft-hearted and fair-minded people," he said.
"Today I had an opportunity to make sure of this looking at shining faces
of people. I could not look into all the faces from under the umbrellas,
but when I managed to look into the face I saw shining eyes filled with
kindness and love," the patriarch noted. "I heard welcoming words
addressed to me. Therefore, my visit to Moldova is filled with this
optimistic mood," Patriarch Kirill underlined.
