Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
Under Omophorion of Metropolitan VItaly
THE MOST EMINENT of the hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church after the death of Patriarch Tikhon was, without doubt Metropolitan Cyril of Kazan. Chosen by Patriarch Tikhon as the first of the three Locum Tenens who would take his place in case of his death or incapacity, he was also chosen by the vast majority (72) of free bishops in 1926 in an unsuccessful attempt to elect a new Patriarch by a secret election. Being in exile in the years after 1925, he was unable to assume the position of Locum Tenens which therefore fell to the second candidate of Patriarch Tikhon, Metropolitan Peter of Krutitsa, but his voice was still the most authoritative in the whole Russian Church at that time.
After the Declaration of Metropolitan Sergius in 1927, therefore, the opinion of Metropolitan Cyril on this document and on Metropolitan Sergius' "new course" of church action was eagerly awaited. This opinion finally came after about two years, from Metropolitan Cyril's exile in Tunikhan in the far north. In this letter, to his friend Bishop Damascene, and even more in his subsequent correspondence with Metropolitan Sergius and other bishops up to the year 1934, Metropolitan Cyril sets forth, perhaps more clearly than any of the other hierarchs of the time, the ecclesiological nature of the error of Metropolitan Sergius. His observations on the nature of the Church's unity and oneness of mind, on the necessity to reject canonical legalism in the Church, on the question of breaking communion and on the presence or absence of grace in the Moscow Patriarchate and those who have separated from it, remain very relevant for our own day.
EPISTLE NO. 1: June 6/19, 1929
(Addressed to Bishop Damascene Cedrick, who like him had been in exile in Turukhan, but had then been freed and was temporarily in Starodoub. Translated, with omissions, from the complete Russian text in E. Lopeshanskaya, Bishop-Confessors, San Francisco, 1971, pp. 27-35 There is a partial Russian text in Lev Regelson, The Tragedy of the Russian Church, Paris, YMCA Press, 1977, pp. 166-168, 466-467. Regelson gives the date as May 2/15 and the addressee as the Kazan vicar-bishop Athanasius Malinin; this is an earlier letter whose content is mostly repeated in the longer letter to Bishop Damascene.)
Christ is in our midst! Beloved brother in the Lord, dear Vladika, Most Eminent Bishop!
Your letter, weighty in content, of March 1 I received on the Apodosis of Paschal In truth Christ is risen! What you have written to Father John I have read, thanks to the kind attention towards me of my neighbor. Both what you have said to Father John and your letter of March have consoled menot by their grievous content, but by the oneness of soul and mind of us both which have been revealed there concerning the opinion of the church scandal which is now occurring. . .
Perplexity with regard to Metropolitan Sergius and the church headed by him could have arisen only because the believers have felt in the administrative-ecclesiastical activity of Metropolitan Sergius an exceeding of the authority which was given him by the title of Substitute of the Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal Throne. For me personally there is no doubt that no substitute can be equal in his rights to the one whom he replaces, nor can he take his place. A substitute is assigned for disposing of current affairs, the order of deciding which is precisely defined by the rules in force, by preceding practice, and by the personal directives of the one whom he replaces. No so-to-speak "rights of establishing," as a kind of reform of the existing institutions, the opening of posts, and so forth, can be given without first asking the agreement and directives of the one being replaced. And a fundamental change of the very system of church administration, which Metropolitan Sergius has ventured on, exceed the authority even of the Locum Tenen himself. . .
(There follows a technical discussion of the institution of Locum Tenens under Patriarch Tikhon, in order to show how Metropolitan Sergius has exceeded his authority.)
Therefore, until Metropolitan Sergius abolishes the Synod which he has established, I cannot acknowledge as obligatory for me to fulfill a single one of his administrative-ecclesiastical decrees given with the participation of tile so-called Temporary Patriarchal Synod. Such a relationship to Metropolitan Sergius and his Synod I do not understand as a separation from the part of the Orthodox Church administered by Metropolitan Sergius since the personal sin of Metropolitan Sergius concerning church administration does not do harm to the Orthodox dogmatic teaching observed by this part of the Church also but I am profoundly grieved that among those bishops who are of one mind with Metropolitan Sergius, in violation of brotherly love, the nickname of "splinter-group" and "schismatics" is already being applied in relation to those who are not in agreement with him and who accuse his wrongness.
I am not separating from anything holy, from anything that authentically belongs to the Church. I fear only to approach and cling to that which I recognize as sinful in its origin, and therefore I refrain from brotherly communion with Metropolitan Sergius and the Archpastors who are one in mind with him, since I have no other means of accusing a sinning brother. The many attempts known to me of personal written brotherly exhortations addressed to Metropolitan Sergius by the reposed Metropolitan Agathangelus, by Metroplitan tan Joseph and his two vicars, by Archbishop Seraphim of Uglich and Bishop Victor of Vyatka, have not been able to return Metropolitan Sergius to his proper place and to a fitting manner of action. To repeat this attempt of convincing by words would be useless. Therefore, I acknowledge it as a fulfillment of our archpastoral duty for those Archpastors and all who consider the establishment of the so-called "Temporary Patriarchal Synod" as wrong, to refrain from communion with Metropolitan Sergius and those Archpastors who are of one mind with him. By thus refraining, for my part, I am not in the least affirming or suspecting any lack of grace in the sacred actions and Mysteries performed by Sergianists (may the Lord God preserve us all from such a thought!), but I only underline my unwillingness and refusal to participate in the sins of others.
Therefore, I will not liturgize with Metropolitan Sergius and the Archpastors of one mind with him. But in case of mortal danger, with a peaceful conscience I will receive Unction and the final prayers from a priest appointed by Sergius or who submits to the Synod established by him, if there is not present a priest who shares my relation to Metropolitan Sergius and the so-called "Temporary Patriarchal Synod." Similarly, if I find myself in a locality where all the churches are under the "Temporary Patriarchal Synod," I will not enter them to pray at public Divine services, but I acknowledge it as possible, without a preparatory sanctification of the church, to serve Liturgy in one of them either alone or with the participation of clergy and believing laymen one in mind with me if such ones happen to be there. In my opinion, every clergyman who shares m; attitude to Metropolitan Sergius and the Synod established by him can act in the same way.
As for laymen, in all conscience they should not participate actively in the church-parish life of parishes which commemorate the name of Metropolitan Sergius at Divine services as the chief Archpastor. But in itself such a commemoration of the name of Metropolitan Sergius cannot be made the responsibility of laymen and should not serve for them as an obstacle to attending the Divine services and receiving the Holy Gifts in churches which submit to Metropolitan Sergius, if in the given locality there is no Orthodox church which preserves unharmed its canonical relation to the Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal Throne. And to pray for Metropolitan Sergius, together with other Archpastors and Orthodox Christians in general (on lists for commemoration at the Proskomedia, molebens, and so forth) is not a sin. This is the duty of all Orthodox Christians, until a general church excommunication shall declare the abuse made by Metropolitan Sergius of the church authority entrusted to him to be a sin unto death. (Matt. 18:15-17; I John 5:16). . .
At the present time Metropolitan Sergius no longer conceals the insincerity of his declaration that the Synod exists with him and falls with him. In a conversation with you he directly declared: "My future successors will be compelled to take into account the situation which I have established in the Church." But in this declaration there is much more human self-assurance than a God-enlightened understanding of his and the Church's situation. It is comprehensible after this that obedience to Metropolitan Sergius, which holds up only on moral authority, has automatically ceased on the part of all sincere Orthodox people. All such ones have said both in their conscience and in the hearing of others that they preserve communion with the Universal Church through the Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal Throne, but not through his private delegate.
For me personally ever, thing set forth here is a sufficient feeling-out of a canonical foundation under my feet, and an appeal to Metropolitan Sergius with a cumbersome epistle, it seems to me, would be an unnecessary exaggeration of the church significance of Metropolitan Sergius and a pouring of oil upon the fire of self-esteem which is already burning poor Vladika. There has been no lack of brotherly exhortations with regard to him for these two years but Metropolitan Sergius is deaf to them. He will not listen to a new one, either even though it might be the call of one older.
Therefore it is sufficient, it seems to me, for the personal representative of the Locum Tenens, if everyone who is not in agreement with his church activity should personally bring to his awareness that this activity does not affect us, and we can give no encouragement by our agreement and obedience. One can frankly ask that as long as the so-called "Temporary Patriarchal Synod" exists, Metropolitan Sergius should not trouble to send us his directives, since for them, in our archpastoral conscience, we cannot acknowledge any obligatory significance.
May the Holy Spirit, Who is always in the Church, conduct us through the furnace of the present difficult trials to the greater manifestation of His Truth, lest we in any way decrease in the smallest part of our hope, or become dissolved in thought in this world's evil which surrounds us.
Another epistle of about the same time, which circulated among the episcopate, contains important thoughts on the question of church discipline.
FROM EPISTLE NO. 2: 1929
(Russian text in Regelson, p. 168)
I will not and do not condemn anyone, but I cannot call anyone to participate in the sins of others, just as I cannot condemn those hierarchs headed by Metropolitan Joseph (Petrovikh) who have confessed their unwillingness to participate in that which their conscience acknowledges as sinful. This confession is reckoned for them as a violation by them of church discipline. But church discipline is capable of preserving its efficacy only as long as it is an actual reflection of the hierarchal conscience of the Catholic Church; and discipline can never itself replace this conscience. As soon as it produces its demands not by force of the indications of this conscience, but by impulses foreign to the Church and insincere, the individual hierarchal conscience unfailingly will stand on the side of the Catholic-hierarchal principle of the Church's existence, which is not at all one and the same thing as outward unity at any cost. Then the instability of church discipline becomes inevitable, as a consequence of sin. And there can be only one way out of sinrepentance and fruits worthy of it. And it seems to me, from my far-away place, that this repentance is equally to be expected from those of Leningrad (i.e., Metropolitan Joseph and those with him) and those of Tashkent (i.e., Sergianist hierarchs) who condemn them. . .
A copy of the first of these letters was sent to Metropolitan Sergius and provoked from him the following reply of September 5/18, 1929 (text in Regelson, p. 469):
"... Without acknowledging us as either schismatics or as without grace, and consequently having no permissible grounds for a schism, you nonetheless break off communion with us. Can one then agree with you that you are not causing a schism and remain at peace with the Holy Church?
"You have broken off eucharistic communion with us and at the same time do not consider either that you have caused a schism or that we stand outside the Church. Such a theory is entirely unacceptable for church thinkingit is an attempt to keep ice on a hot grill. Of all the visible bonds of the church body, eucharistic communion is the most essential, inasmuch as in its absence the remaining bonds of unity do not hold."
Even before this letter, on July 24/August 6, Metropolitan Sergius and his "Synod" had declared the Mysteries of the bishops who had separated from him to be without grace, comparing their "schisms" to the Renovationists. "The Mysteries performed in separation from church unity... by the followers of former Metropolitan of Leningrad Joseph (Petrovikh), former Bishop of Gdov Dimitry (Lyubimov), former Bishop of Urazova Alexis (Bui), as also being in a state of interdiction, are likewise invalid, and those who return from these schisms, if they were baptized in schism, are to be received through the Mystery of Holy Chrismation; marriages concluded in schism likewise are to be completed by the church blessing and the reading of the final prayer in the rite of marriage, 'Father, Son and Holy Spirit.' Those who die in Renovationism and in the indicated schisms may not be given a funeral, even at the great entreaty of relatives, and no memorial Liturgy may be served for them" (Regelson, pp. 168-9). This action, together with Metropolitan Sergius' letter, evoked a new epistle of Metropolitan Cyril addressed this time directly to Metropolitan Sergius wherein he treats specifically the "blasphemies" of denying grace in the Mysteries either of Sergianists or non-Sergianists.
EPISTLE NO. 3: October 28-30/November 10-12, 1929
(Russian text in Regelson, pp. 168-9, 469-71)
Concerning these blasphemies I learn for the first time from you. As for my only possible attitude to them you can judge at least by the horror with which "I cast away from myself the idea of the absence of grace in the sacred actions and Mysteries performed by Sergianists." You yourself make note of my horror, and when after this you join me also to the number of such blasphemers, you are simply speaking an untruth. If such blasphemies are actually uttered by anyone, they are the fruit of the personal temperament of the speakers, the fruitI shall say with your own wordsof "the unillumined darkness of some and the loss of spiritual balance of others." And how bitter it is, Vladika, that you also, in an equal degree, reveal the loss of spiritual balance. For your Christian love, which, according to your awareness, has "a certain boldness to believe that the threatening utterance of the Lord (Matt. 12:31Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven) wilt not be applied to these unfortunate ones with all strictness," you nonetheless do not dare to find a more loving means of acting on them than the decree of your Synod of July 24 (August 6) 1929, n. 1864 which forbids, in spite of all entreaties, the serving of funerals for those who die alienated from your church administration. Not to mention the re-chrismation of the baptized who have been chrismated with the same Holy Chrism with which the priests obedient to you anoint, or the re-marriages of those already married. In April, in concern over the erring, you busy yourself with the removal of the anathemas of the Council of 1667 (i.e., against the Old Believers), while in August you consolidate the church dispute which has been evoked by your activity and is not yet clear to all, making it an irreconcilable church animosity.
Do not forget that you are creating animosity... chiefly against those who, during the existence of Renovationism of various degrees, by their Orthodox feeling, without knowing the written laws, faultlessly determined the authentic church truth and returned to it the shepherds themselves, who were about to waver in their church path as a result of a bookish application of the written canons. In the decree no. 1864 of your Synod I hear a sentence similar to that of the Jewish high priests: This people that knoweth not the law are accursed (John 7:49).
This proceeds, of course, from the fact that you and the Synod understand a negative attitude to your activity in church administration to be a denial of the Church Herself, Her Mysteries and all Her holy things. This is why it so amazes you that, while refraining from celebrating Liturgy with you, I nonetheless do not consider either myself or you to be outside the Church. "For church thinking such a theory is completely unacceptable," you declare; "it is an attempt to keep ice on a hot grill." If in this case these is any attempt on my part, it is not to keep ice on a hot grill, but rather to melt away the ice of a dialectical-bookish application of the canons and to preserve the sacredness of their spirit. I refrain from liturgizing with you not because the Mystery of the Body and Blood of Christ would not be actualized at our joint celebration, but because the communion of the Chalice of the Lord would be to both of us for judgment and condemnation, since our inward attitude, disturbed by a different understanding of our church relation to each other, would take away from us the possibility of offering in complete calmness of spirit the mercy of peace, the sacrifice of praise.
Therefore, the whole fullness of my refraining concerns only you and the hierarchs one in mind with you, but not the ordinary clergy, and even less laymen. Among the ordinary clergy there are very few conscious ideologues of your church activity. . .
No matter how much you emphasize the strictness of the judgment of the canons to which you refer in accusing those disobedient to you, your interpretations produce little impression either on those who are disobedient or on the church community as a whole, which is entirely ceasing to trust the dialectical canonics which has developed among us to frightful proportions since the appearance of Renovationism. Remember how, on the basis of canonical literalism, the Renovationist constituent so-called council of 1923 condemned the Patriarch not only to deprivation of rank, but even of monasticism. Therefore, do not misuse the letter of the canonical norms, Vladika, lest we turn the holy canons into simple canons. Church life in the last years is composed and actualized not according to the literal meaning of the canons. The very transferal of the Patriarchal rights and obligations to Metropolitan Peter was done in a way unprecedented and unknown to the canons, but the church consciousness accepted this unprecedented way as a means of preserving the wholeness of the Patriarchal order considering the latter as the chief guarantee of our Orthodox way of life, especially in view of the Renovationist denial of the idea of the Patriarchate.
To this letter Metropolitan Sergius replied with an epistle of December 20/January 2, 1930, defending his "rights" as possessing all the authority of a Patriarch himself. Shortly after this letter Metropolitan Sergius and his obedient Synod announced that Metropolitan Cyril had been given over to a church trial and was relieved of the administration of his diocese; unlike Metropolitan Joseph and other more outspoken opponents of Metropolitan Sergius, however, he was not yet totally interdicted or declared to the outside the Church.
Nothing more was done by either hierarch until 1933, when Metropolitan Cyril was given a brief period of freedom (in the city of Gzhatsk) from his exiles and imprisonments. On July 15/28 of that year he addressed a final letter to Metropolitan Sergius, summarizing his own position (Russian text in Regelson, pp. 175-9). It begins thus (referring to the 70th year of his life, which he had just reached):
"Having reached the age which is, according to the word of the holy Psalmist, the beginning of the boundary of earthly human life (Ps. 89:10), standing, so to speak, at the entrance to the grave, I acknowledge my duty to explain to my brethren, the Archpastors, pastors, and believing people, why I consider you a usurper of church authority and refuse to submit to your administrative-ecclesiastical decree, as well as those of the Synod which you have established. However, I have no immediate opportunity' to bring my confession to the hearing of the Church, and therefore I am compelled to do this, addressing it to you who brazenly affirm yourself to be the Chief Bishop of the country, perhaps out of sincere error, and, in any case, with the tacit allowance of a part of the brother bishops, who are now guilty together with you of the violation of the canonical good order of the Orthodox Russian Church."
The rest of this epistle details once again Metropolitan Cyril's reasons for refusing to accept the authority which Metropolitan Sergius was claiming for himself in the Church.
During this time of freedom, Metropolitan Cyril actively entered into contact withand himself encouraged and organized''non-commemorators" of Metropolitan Sergius, those who commemorated only the name of Metropolitan Peter at Divine services and were now developing a separate church organization, later to be called the "Catacomb Church." In two epistles written before his next arrest in July, 1934, he gives the canonical foundation for his activity, which continues to be the canonical foundation to this day not only of the "non-commemorating" Catacomb Church in Russia, but also of the Russian Church Outside of Russia. The decree of Patriarch Tikhon of November 7/20, 1920, which Metropolitan Cyril cites as the specific canonical basis for church organization, states that those cut off from contact with the church center in Moscow should organize themselves as well as possible in their circumstances, choosing the eldest among them as their chief hierarch.
EPISTLE NO. 4: January, 1934
(Russian text in Regelson, pp. 179-181)
Reply to the opinion of a certain one that it was indispensable for Metropolitan Cyril to declare himself Locum Tenens until the liberation of Metropolitan Peter.
The disorder in the Russian Orthodox Church I view not as concerning the teaching which She holds, but as concerning administration. The preservation of a fitting order in church administration from the death of His Holiness Patriarch Tikhon until the calling of a lawful Church Council is secured by the Testament of His Holiness the Patriarch, which he gave by authority of a special right given only to him, and not to be transmitted to anyone else, to name a Substitute for himself. This Testament is the norm of the administration of the Russian Church until the content of this Testament shall be entirely exhausted. The Hierarch who bears the obligations of the Patriarchal Locum Tenens preserves his church authority until the election by a Council of a new Patriarch. If there is a delay in the election of a Patriarch, the Locum Tenens remains in his post until death, or his own voluntary renunciation of it, or his removal according to an ecclesiastical trial. He has no authority to assign for himself a Substitute with rights identical to his own rights as Locum Tenens. He can only have a temporary Substitute for current affairs who acts according to his instructions. It is in this point that the error of Metropolitan Sergius is to be found, since he has recognized himself, in the absence of Metropolitan Peter, to have all his rights as Locum Tenens. His sin is in exceeding his authority, and the Orthodox Episcopate should not have acknowledged such an authority, and once being convinced that Metropolitan Sergius is administering the Church without the guidance of Metropolitan Peter, it should have been administered by force of the Patriarchal Ukase of November 7/20, 1920, preparing to give an answer of its activity to Metropolitan Peter or to a Council. If the Locum Tenens should die before the calling of a Council, it is essential again to turn to the Patriarchal Testament and to acknowledge as having the rights of the Locum Tenens one of the still-living hierarchs indicated in the Patriarchal Testament If none of these is alive, then the effect of the Testament is ended, and the Church automatically goes over to administration according to the Patriarchal Ukase of November 7/20, 1920, and the common efforts of the Episcopate should bring into realization the calling of a Council for the election of a Patriarch.
Therefore, only after the death of Metropolitan Peter or his lawful removal do I find it not only possible for myself, but even obligatory, to actively interfere in the general church administration of the Russian Church. Until then the hierarchs who acknowledge as their Chief Hierarch only Metropolitan Peter commemorating his name in proper order at the Divine services, and not recognizing the administration of Sergius as a lawful succession, can exist parallel to those who recognize Sergius, until a conciliar trial. Those banished from their dioceses should spiritually guide those few who acknowledge them as their Archpastors, and those who have not been banished should guide the spiritual life of the whole diocese, by every means sustaining ties with each other and church unity.
For me personally it is impossible at the present time to step forth, since I am entirely unsure of the character of the attitudes of Metropolitan Peter, in order to be convinced of his actual views and to decide how to act. In any case, I cannot be the Substitute of Metropolitan Peter in correct order without his decree concerning this. But if Metropolitan Peter voluntarily renounces his post of Locum Tenens, then by authority of the Testament of His Holiness the Patriarch, and of the promise which I gave him, I will fulfill my duty and take up the weight of the post of Locum Tenens, even if Metropolitan Peter might have assigned another successor to himself, for he has no right to make such an assignment.
EPISTLE NO. 5: February, 1934
(Russian text in Regelson, pp. 181-184)
To an unnamed Hierarch:
Christ is in our midst! Your Eminence, Most Eminent Master beloved in the Lord, brother Archbishop!
Your lines filled with condescension and trust towards me, a sinner, eve furnishes me profound consolation. May the Lord save you! You are distressed by my slowness and what seems to you excessive caution. Forgive me for thus distressing you, and be patient a little longer with me. It is not weariness from long wanderings that calls this forth in me, but an incomplete clarification of the conditions which surround me and all of us. I lack this clarity not for an evaluation of the conditions themselves, but for a fitting understanding of the further conclusions from them which turn out to be unavoidable for those who have made these conditions. The putting of these conclusions into practice will probably not be long in coming, and then the presence of facts will convince everyone of the necessity of definite actions according to the needs of the moment.
But are there really so few such facts in existence? you may ask. Yes, they are not few, but the acceptance of them is refracted in the consciousness of the church community into such a variety of tints that they cannot by any means be pinned down to a single common stem. The necessity for a correcting antidote is acknowledged, but there is no common foundation for it, and Metropolitan Sergius well understands the benefit of such a situation and does not cease to take advantage of it. In one of two letters to me he, not without a certain right, indicates this difference of opinion among those who have addressed reproaches to him, and therefore, of course, he does not take them into consideration. The accusation of heresy, even the most decisive one, is capable only of causing a smile on his lips, as a pleasant pretext to console yet again, by means of his mastery of dialectical canonics, those who keep communion with him in assurance of his total irreproachability in relation to dogma.
However, among them there are not a few who see the erroneousness of many of Metropolitan Sergius' measures, but since they understand in the came way he does the source and degree of the authority which he has appropriated, they condescendingly endure this erroneousness as merely a kind of enticement by power, and not as a criminal appropriation of it. Reproaching him with failing to oppose, and consequently of belonging to, a heresy, we risk depriving them of the psychological possibility of re-uniting with us and losing them forever for Orthodoxy. After all, to acknowledge belonging to a heresy is much more difficult than to acknowledge the incorrectness of one's understanding of the outward order of church life. It is necessary that for such ones of noble soul also, the authoritative utterances of Metropolitan Sergius should be explained as his personal invention, and not as a right that is based on the Testament of His Holiness the Patriarch. Everyone must realize that this Testament in no way applies to Metropolitan Sergius and those like him.
Only those three persons mentioned in the Testament could accept the Patriarchal rights and obligations, and only to these three personally belongs the right to step forth as a temporary church center until the election of a new Patriarch. But they cannot entirely give over this right to anyone of their own choice, because the Patriarch's Testament is a document of quite exceptional origin, bound up by conciliar sanction only with the person of our first Patriarch. Therefore, with the death of all three candidates indicated in the Testament, the Testament of Patriarch Tikhon loses its validity, and church administration is to be established on the foundation of the Ukase of November 7/20 1920. One must also be guided by this Ukase in case of the temporary impossibility of having contact with the person who bears the dignity of the church center by power of the Testament. This is what should hold also at the historical moment which the Church is now going through.
The different understanding of the Patriarchal Testament which is affirmed by Metropolitan Sergius has already led to the fact that the Testament which was left for securing the speedy election of a new Patriarch has become the foundation of the substitution for the person of a Patriarch in the church administration by some kind of collegial "Patriarchate." Whether the blessing of God rests on this undertaking of Metropolitan Sergius we do not dare to judge until a lawful Council by its sentence shall utter the judgment of the Holy Spirit concerning him. However, just as with everything akin to Renovationism, we cannot acknowledge the church administration which has been renovated by Metropolitan Sergius as our Orthodox administration coming by fight of succession from His Holiness, Patriarch Tikhon. And therefore, remaining in canonical unity with Metropolitan Peter, the Patriarchal Locum Tenens, under the present impossibility of contact with him, we acknowledge as the only legitimate thing the organization of the church administration on the foundation of the Patriarchal Ukase of November 7/20, 1920.
I firmly believe that the Orthodox Episcopate, with brotherly union and mutual support, will preserve the Russian Church, with God's help, in age-old Orthodoxy all the time of the validity of the Patriarchal Testament, and will conduct it to a lawful Council. . .
It seems to me that both you yourself and your correspondent do not distinguish those actions of Metropolitan Sergius and his partisans which are per formed by them in proper order by power of those grace given rights received through the mystery of the priesthood, from those other activities which are performed with an exceeding of their sacramental rights and according to human cunning, as a means of protecting and supporting their self-invented rights in the Church. Such are the actions of Bishop Zacharius and Priest Patapov of which you speak. These are sacramental acts only in form, while in essence they are a usurpation of sacramental activity, and therefore are blasphemous, without grace, non-ecclesiastical. But the Mysteries performed by Sergianists who are correctly ordained and not prohibited to serve as priests, are undoubtedly saving Mysteries for those who receive them with faith, in simplicity, without deliberations and doubts concerning their efficacy, and who do not even suspect anything incorrect in the Sergianist order of the Church. But at the same time they serve for judgment and condemnation for the very performers of them and for those who approach them well understanding the untruth that exists in Sergianism, and by their lack of opposition to it reveal a criminal indifference towards the mocking of the Church. This is why it is essential for an Orthodox Bishop or priest to refrain from communion with Sergianists in prayer. The same thing is essential for laymen who have a conscious attitude to all the details of church life.
Letters of St. Kirill (Cyrillic Windows encoding)
1929(?) Ïèñüìî ìèòðîïîëèòà Êàçàíñêîãî Êèðèëëà (Ñìèðíîâà) ïî ïîâîäó öåðêîâíûõ íåñòðîåíèé, âûçâàííûõ Äåêëàðàöèåé Çàìåñòèòåëÿ Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ (Ñòðàãîðîäñêîãî) è Âðåìåííîãî Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ñâÿùåííîãî Ñèíîäà îò 16(29) èþëÿ 1927 ã.
...ß íèêîãî íå ñóæó è íå îñóæäàþ, íî è ïðèçâàòü ê ó÷àñòèþ â ÷óæèõ ãðåõàõ íèêîãî íå ìîãó, êàê íå ìîãó îñóæäàòü è òåõ èåðàðõîâ âî ãëàâå ñ ìèòðîïîëèòîì Èîñèôîì, êîòîðûå èñïîâåäàëè ñâîå íåæåëàíèå ó÷àñòâîâàòü â òîì, ÷òî ñîâåñòü èõ ïðèçíàëà ãðåõîâíûì. Ýòî èñïîâåäàíèå âìåíÿåòñÿ èì â íàðóøåíèå èìè öåðêîâíîé äèñöèïëèíû, íî öåðêîâíàÿ äèñöèïëèíà ñïîñîáíà ñîõðàíÿòü ñâîþ äåéñòâåííîñòü ëèøü äî òåõ ïîð, ïîêà ÿâëÿåòñÿ äåéñòâèòåëüíûì îòðàæåíèåì èåðàðõè÷åñêîé ñîâåñòè Ñîáîðíîé Öåðêâè; çàìåíèòü æå ñîáîþ ýòó ñîâåñòü äèñöèïëèíà íèêîãäà íå ìîæåò. Ëèøü òîëüêî îíà ïðåäúÿâèò ñâîè òðåáîâàíèÿ íå â ñèëó óêàçàíèÿ ýòîé ñîâåñòè, à ïî ïîáóæäåíèÿì, ÷óæäûì Öåðêâè, íåèñêðåííèì, êàê èíäèâèäóàëüíàÿ èåðàðõè÷åñêàÿ ñîâåñòü íåïðåìåííî ñòàíåò íà ñòîðîíå ñîáîðíî-èåðàðõè÷åñêîãî ïðèíöèïà áûòèÿ Öåðêâè, êîòîðûé âîâñå íå îäíî è òî æå ñ âíåøíèì åäèíåíèåì âî ÷òî áû òî íè ñòàëî. Òîãäà ðàñøàòàííîñòü öåðêîâíîé äèñöèïëèíû ñòàíîâèòñÿ íåèçáåæíîé, êàê ñëåäñòâèå ãðåõà. Âûõîä æå èç ãðåõà ìîæåò áûòü òîëüêî îäèí ïîêàÿíèå è äîñòîéíûå åãî ïëîäû. È êàæåòñÿ ìíå èç ìîåãî äàëåêà, ÷òî ýòîãî ïîêàÿíèÿ îäèíàêîâî æäóò è ëåíèíãðàäöû, è îñóæäàþùèå èõ òàøêåíòöû. Ðàçíèöà ìåæäó íèìè íå â óáåæäåíèÿõ, à ëèøü â òåìïåðàìåíòå, ñ êàêèì óáåæäåíèå âûñêàçûâàåòñÿ.  ñèëó ðàçíèöû ðåëèãèîçíîãî òåìïåðàìåíòà îäíè æäóò ïîêàÿíèÿ íåìåäëåííî, äðóãèå ÷òîáû íå ïîòåðÿòü íàäåæäû íà âîçìîæíîñòü ñîçûâà çàêîííîãî êàíîíè÷åñêîãî Ñîáîðà (êàêàÿ íàèâíîñòü èëè ëóêàâñòâî!), ÷òîáû âìåñòå ñ ñîëîâ÷àíàìè æäàòü ýòîãî ïîêàÿíèÿ äî Ñîáîðà â óâåðåííîñòè, ÷òî Ñîáîð íå ìîæåò åãî íå ïîòðåáîâàòü. Íåñîìíåííî, ÷òî ñîçäàâøååñÿ ïîëîæåíèå èñêðåííî íèêòî íå ñ÷èòàåò íîðìàëüíûì è, áûòü ìîæåò, ñàìè òâîðöû åãî, ÷óâñòâóþùèå íóæäó â ïèñüìåííûõ ñâèäåòåëüñòâàõ â ñâîþ ïîëüçó; èíà÷å, ïðè ñîçíàíèè èìè ñâîåé ïðàâîòû, èì íå íóæíû áûëè áû ñâèäåòåëüñòâà îò Àðñåíèÿ (Ñòàäíèöêîãî), íè îò Åâãåíèÿ (Çåðíîâà) Áëàãîâåùåíñêîãî
Äà ñîõðàíèò âñåõ íàñ Ãîñïîäü îò âñÿêîé âðàæäû è íåíàâèñòè è äà âðàçóìèò ê âçàèìíîìó ïîíèìàíèþ. ß íå îò ÷åãî ñâÿòîãî íå îòñòóïàþ è íå îòêàçûâàþñü, áîþñü òîëüêî ïðèñòóïèòü è ïðèëåïëÿòüñÿ ê òîìó, ÷òî ñ÷èòàþ ãðåõîâíûì â ñâîåé ñóùíîñòè; íèêîãî èç áðàòèè íå ñ÷èòàþ ìûòàðåì è ÿçû÷íèêîì, íî âîçäåðæèâàþñü îò áðàòñêîãî îáùåíèÿ, íå èìåÿ äðóãèõ ñïîñîáîâ îáëè÷àòü ñîãðåøàþùåãî áðàòà. «Àùå æå ñîãðåøèò ê òåáå áðàò òâîé, èäè è îáëè÷è åãî ìåæäó òîáîþ è òåì åäèíåì: àùå òåáå ïîñëóøàåò, ïðèîáðåë åñè áðàòà òâîåãî. Àùå ëè òåáå íå ïîñëóøàåò, ïîèìè ñ ñîáîþ åùå åäèíàãî èëè äâà, äà ïðè óñòåõ äâîþ èëè òðèåõ ñâèäåòåëåé ñòàíåò âñÿê ãëàãîë. Àùå æå íå ïîñëóøàåò èõ, ïîâåæäü öåðêâè: àùå æå è öåðêîâü ïðåñëóøàåò, áóäè òåáå ÿêîæå ÿçû÷íèê è ìûòàðü» (Ìô., XVIII, 15-17). «Íûíå æå ïèñàõ âàì: íå ïðèìåøàòèñÿ, àùå íåêèé, áðàò èìåíóåìûé, áóäåò áëóäíèê, èëè ëèõîèìåö, èëè èäîëîñëóæèòåëü, èëè äîñàäèòåëü, èëè ïèàíèöà, èëè õèùíèê: ñ òàêîâûìè íèæå ÿñòè» (1 Êîð., V, 11). Îòíîøó ýòî ìåñòî âîîáùå êî ãðåõó, íî íå îáâèíÿþ êîãî-ëèáî â ãðåõàõ, óêàçàííûõ çäåñü ñâÿòûì Àïîñòîëîì.  ìîþ ïóñòûíþ äîõîäÿò ñëóõè î ðàçðàñòàþùåéñÿ ñðåäè áðàòèè ïî âåðå âðàæäû, ïåðåõîäÿùåé â íåíàâèñòü; óêîðèçíàõ, ïåðåõîäÿùèõ â êëåâåòó ñ îäíîé ñòîðîíû íà äðóãóþ; î ðåâíîñòè íå ïî ðàçóìó, ãðàíè÷àùåé ñ õóëîþ íà Äóõà Ñâÿòàãî, êàêîâû âçàèìíûå îáâèíåíèÿ â áåçáëàãîäàòíîñòè. Ãîðåñòíî ñëûøàòü ýòî. Áîã åñòü ëþáîâü è òîëüêî ïðåáûâàþùèé â ëþáâè â Áîãå ïðåáûâàåò (1 Èí., IV, 16). Ïîýòîìó âñÿêîå ðàçäðàæåíèå äîëæíî áûòü ñîâåðøåííî óäàëåíî èç íàøåé ñðåäû, õîòÿ áû è ñûïàëèñü íà íàøó ãîëîâó îáâèíåíèÿ âî âðàæäå è ïðèãîâîðû î ðàñêîëüíè÷åñòâå. Îáâèíåíèÿì ýòèì íå ê ÷åìó ïðèëèïíóòü, êîãäà âðàæäû â äåéñòâèòåëüíîñòè íåò. È ðåâíîñòü î ñîõðàíåíèè â ïîëíîé ÷èñòîòå öåðêîâíîãî óñòðîåíèÿ íàøåãî, êàê åëåé íàä âîäîþ, âñåãäà âñïëûâàåò ââåðõ íàä îáâèíåíèÿìè â ðàñêîëüíè÷åñòâå â ñîñóäå äåéñòâèòåëüíîé öåðêîâíîé ïðàâäû. Äà ñîõðàíèò âñåõ âàñ Ãîñïîäü â ëþáâè ê äðóã äðóãó è ê ñîãðåøàþùèì áðàòèÿì. Âîçäåðæèâàÿñü îò îáùåíèÿ ñ ãðåõîì ìû íå äîëæíû, ïî íàñòàâëåíèþ Ñâ. Àï. Èîàííà îñòàâëÿòü ñâîåé ÷àñòíîé ìîëèòâû î ñîãðåøàþùèõ áðàòèÿõ. «Àùå, êòî óçðèò áðàòà ñâîåãî ñîãðåøàþùà ãðåõ íå ê ñìåðòè, äà ïðîñèò
Åñòü ãðåõ ê ñìåðòè: íå î òîì, ãëàãîëþ, äà ìîëèòñÿ» (1 Èí., V, 16), ïîòîìó ÷òî ïðîèñøåäøèé ãðåõ íå îáúÿâëåí åùå Öåðêîâüþ êàê ãðåõ ê ñìåðòè. Áëàãîäàòü Ãîñïîäà äà ñîõðàíèò âñåõ íàñ îò âñÿêîãî çëà è ïîãèáåëè.» Ñ÷èòàþ íåîáõîäèìûì ïðåïðîâîäèòü Âàøåìó Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåíñòâó äëÿ ñâåäåíèÿ îòïðàâëåííîå ìíîþ Ïðåîñâÿùåííîìó âèêàðèþ Êàçàíñêîé åïàðõèè åïèñêîïó Àôàíàñèþ (Ìàëèíèíó) ñóæäåíèå ìîå ïî ïîâîäó Âàøåé öåðêîâíîé äåÿòåëüíîñòè, ñìóùàþùåé ñîâåñòü ìíîãèõ ÷àä è ìîåé Êàçàíñêîé ïàñòâû. Ïåðåäî ìíîþ ðÿä âîïðîñîâ èç Êàçàíñêîé åïàðõèè îá îòíîøåíèè ê ìèòðîïîëèòó Ñåðãèþ è âîçãëàâëÿåìîé èì Öåðêâè? ...Íåáëàãîïîëó÷èå â Ðóññêîé Ïðàâîñëàâíîé Öåðêâè âèäèòñÿ ìíå íå ñî ñòîðîíû ñîäåðæèìîãî Åþ ó÷åíèÿ, à ñî ñòîðîíû óïðàâëåíèÿ. Ñîõðàíåíèå íàäëåæàùåãî ïîðÿäêà â öåðêîâíîì óïðàâëåíèè ñî ñìåðòè Ñâÿòåéøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà Òèõîíà è äî ñîçûâà çàêîííîãî Öåðêîâíîãî Ñîáîðà îáåñïå÷èâàëîñü çàâåùàíèåì Ñâÿòåéøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà, îñòàâëåííîãî èì â ñèëó îñîáîãî, åìó òîëüêî äàííîãî è íèêîìó íå ïåðåäàâàåìîãî ïðàâà íàçíà÷èòü ñåáå çàìåñòèòåëÿ. Ýòèì çàâåùàíèåì íîðìèðóåòñÿ óïðàâëåíèå Ðóññêîé Öåðêîâüþ äî òåõ ïîð, ïîêà íå áóäåò èñ÷åðïàíî äî êîíöà åãî ñîäåðæàíèå. Íåñóùèé îáÿçàííîñòè Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ èåðàðõ ñîõðàíÿåò ñâîè öåðêîâíûå ïîëíîìî÷èÿ äî èçáðàíèÿ Ñîáîðîì íîâîãî Ïàòðèàðõà. Ïðè çàìåäëåíèè äåëà ñ âûáîðîì Ïàòðèàðõà Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëü îñòàåòñÿ íà ñâîåì ïîñòó äî ñìåðòè èëè ñîáñòâåííîãî äîáðîâîëüíîãî îò íåãî îòðå÷åíèÿ èëè óñòðàíåíèÿ ïî öåðêîâíîìó ñóäó. Îí íå ïðàâîìî÷åí íàçíà÷èòü ñåáå çàìåñòèòåëÿ ñ ïðàâîì, òîæåñòâåííûì åãî ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëüñêèì ïðàâàì. Ó íåãî ìîæåò áûòü òîëüêî âðåìåííûé çàìåñòèòåëü äëÿ òåêóùèõ äåë, äåéñòâóþùèé ïî åãî óêàçàíèÿì. Âîò â ýòîì ïóíêòå è ÿâëÿåòñÿ ïîãðåøíîñòü ñî ñòîðîíû ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ, ïðèçíàþùåãî ñåáÿ îòñóòñòâèå ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà èìåþùèì âñå åãî ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëüñêèå ïðàâà. Åãî ãðåõ â ïðåâûøåíèè âëàñòè, è ïðàâîñëàâíûé åïèñêîïàò íå äîëæåí áûë ïðèçíàâàòü òàêóþ åãî âëàñòü è, óáåäèâøèñü, ÷òî ìèòðîïîëèò Ñåðãèé ïðàâèò Öåðêîâüþ áåç ðóêîâîäñòâà ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà, äîëæåí áûë óïðàâëÿòüñÿ ïî ñèëå ïàòðèàðøåãî óêàçà 7(20) íîÿáðÿ 1920 ã., ãîòîâÿñü äàòü îò÷åò â ñâîåé äåÿòåëüíîñòè ìèòðîïîëèòó Ïåòðó èëè Ñîáîðó. Åñëè äî ñîçûâà Ñîáîðà Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëü óìèðàåò, òî íåîáõîäèìî ñíîâà îáðàòèòüñÿ ê ïàòðèàðøåìó çàâåùàíèþ è â ïðàâàõ Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ ïðèçíàòü îäíîãî èç îñòàâøèõñÿ â æèâûõ, óêàçàííûõ â ïàòðèàðøåì çàâåùàíèè èåðàðõîâ. Åñëè íè îäíîãî â æèâûõ íå îêàæåòñÿ, òî äåéñòâèå çàâåùàíèÿ îêîí÷èëîñü, è Öåðêîâü ñàìà ñîáîþ ïåðåõîäèò íà óïðàâëåíèå ïî ïàòðèàðøåìó óêàçó 7(20) íîÿáðÿ 1920 ã., è îáùèìè óñèëèÿìè åïèñêîïàòà îñóùåñòâëÿåòñÿ ñîçûâ Ñîáîðà äëÿ âûáîðà Ïàòðèàðõà. Ïîýòîìó òîëüêî ïîñëå ñìåðòè ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà èëè åãî çàêîííîãî óäàëåíèÿ, ÿ íàõîæó äëÿ ñåáÿ íå òîëüêî âîçìîæíûì, íî è îáÿçàòåëüíûì àêòèâíîå âìåøàòåëüñòâî â îáùåå öåðêîâíîå óïðàâëåíèå Ðóññêîé Öåðêîâüþ. Äîòîëå æå èåðàðõè, ïðèçíàþùèå ñâîèì Ïåðâîèåðàðõîì ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà, âîçíîñÿùèå åãî èìÿ ïî ÷èíó çà áîãîñëóæåíèåì è íå ïðèçíàþùèå çàêîííîé ïðååìñòâåííîñòè Ñåðãèåâà óïðàâëåíèÿ, ìîãóò ñóùåñòâîâàòü äî ñóäà ñîáîðíîãî ïàðàëëåëüíî ñ ïðèçíàþùèìè; âûãíàííûå èç ñâîèõ åïàðõèé, äóõîâíî ðóêîâîäÿ òåìè åäèíèöàìè, êàêèå ïðèçíàþò èõ ñâîèìè àðõèïàñòûðÿìè, à íåâûãíàííûå ðóêîâîäÿ äóõîâíîé æèçíüþ âñåé ñâîåé åïàðõèè, âñÿ÷åñêè ïîääåðæèâàÿ âçàèìíóþ ñâÿçü è öåðêîâíîå åäèíåíèå. Äëÿ ìåíÿ ëè÷íî âûñòóïëåíèå ñåé÷àñ ïðåäñòàâëÿåòñÿ íåâîçìîæíûì, òàê êàê ÿ ñîâåðøåííî íå óâåðåí â õàðàêòåðå îòíîøåíèé ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà [ïðîïóñê? Ñîñò.] óáåäèòüñÿ â ïîäëèííîñòè íàñòðîåíèé ïîñëåäíåãî, ÷òîáû ðåøèòü, êàê ïîñòóïèòü. Âî âñÿêîì ñëó÷àå, áûòü ÿâî÷íûì ïîðÿäêîì çàìåñòèòåëåì ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà áåç åãî î òîì ðàñïîðÿæåíèÿ ÿ íå ìîãó, íî åñëè ìèòðîïîëèò Ïåòð äîáðîâîëüíî îòêàæåòñÿ îò ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëüñòâà, òî ÿ â ñèëó çàâåùàíèÿ Ñâÿòåéøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà è äàííîãî åìó ìíîþ îáåùàíèÿ èñïîëíþ ñâîé äîëã è ïðèìó òÿãîòó ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëüñòâà, õîòÿ áû ìèòðîïîëèò Ïåòð íàçíà÷èë è äðóãîãî ñåáå ïðååìíèêà, èáî ó íåãî íåò ïðàâà íà òàêîå íàçíà÷åíèå... Ïèñüìî ìèòðîïîëèòà Êàçàíñêîãî è Ñâèÿæñêîãî Êèðèëëà [Ñìèðíîâà] ê íåèçâåñòíîìó àðõèïàñòûðþ ïî âîïðîñó î ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëüñòâå â Ïðàâîñëàâíîé Ðóññêîé Öåðêâè ...Ñòðîêè Âàøè, ïîëíûå ñíèñõîäèòåëüíîñòè è äîâåðèÿ êî ìíå, ãðåøíîìó, äîñòàâèëè ìíå ãëóáîêîå óòåøåíèå. Ñïàñè Âàñ Ãîñïîäè! Âàñ îãîð÷àåò ìîÿ íåïîâîðîòëèâîñòü è êàæóùàÿñÿ Âàì ÷ðåçìåðíàÿ îñòîðîæíîñòü. Ïðîñòèòå çà ýòî îãîð÷åíèå è åù¸ ïîòåðïèòå åãî íà ìíå. Íå óñòàëîñòüþ îò äîëãèõ ñêèòàíèé âûçûâàåòñÿ îíî ó ìåíÿ, à íåïîëíûì óÿñíåíèåì îêðóæàþùåé ìåíÿ è âñåõ íàñ îáñòàíîâêè. ßñíîñòè ýòîé íåäîñòàåò ìíå íå äëÿ îöåíêè ñàìîé îáñòàíîâêè, à äëÿ íàäëåæàùåãî óðàçóìåíèÿ äàëüíåéøèõ èç íå¸ âûâîäîâ, êàêèå îêàæóòñÿ íåèçáåæíûìè äëÿ å¸ òâîðöîâ. Ïðîâåäåíèå èõ â æèçíü, âåðîÿòíî, íå çàñòàâèò ñåáÿ äîëãî æäàòü, è òîãäà íàëè÷èå ôàêòîâ óáåäèò âñåõ â íåîáõîäèìîñòè ïî òðåáîâàíèþ ìîìåíòà îïðåäåëåííûõ äåÿíèé. Íî ðàçâå ìàëî ñóùåñòâóþùèõ óæå ôàêòîâ? ìîæåòå ñïðîñèòü Âû. Äà, èõ íå ìàëî, íî âîñïðèÿòèå èõ ïðåëîìëÿåòñÿ â ñîçíàíèè öåðêîâíîãî îáùåñòâà â òàêîì ðàçíîîáðàçèè îòòåíêîâ, ÷òî èõ íèêàê íå ïðèêðåïèòü ê îäíîìó îáùåìó ñòåðæíþ. Íåîáõîäèìîñòü èñïðàâëÿþùåãî ïðîòèâîäåéñòâèÿ ñîçíà¸òñÿ, íî îáùåãî îñíîâàíèÿ äëÿ íåãî íåò, è ìèòðîïîëèò Ñåðãèé õîðîøî ïîíèìàåò âûãîäó òàêîãî ïîëîæåíèÿ è íå ïåðåñòàåò åþ ïîëüçîâàòüñÿ.  îäíîì èç äâóõ ïèñåì êî ìíå îí íå áåç ïðàâà óêàçûâàåò íà ýòó ðàçíîãîëîñèöó îáðàùàåìûõ ê íåìó óïð¸êîâ è ïîòîìó, êîíå÷íî, íå ñ÷èòàåòñÿ ñ íèìè. Îáâèíåíèå â åðåòè÷åñòâå, äàæå ñàìîå ðåøèòåëüíîå, ñïîñîáíî òîëüêî âûçâàòü óëûáêó íà åãî óñòàõ, êàê ïðèÿòíûé ïîâîä ëèøíèé ðàç ñâîèì ìàñòåðñòâîì â äèàëåêòè÷åñêîé êàíîíèêå óòåøèòü òåõ, êòî õðàíèò ñ íèì îáùåíèå ïî óâåðåííîñòè â åãî ïîëíîé áåçóïðå÷íîñòè â äîãìàòè÷åñêîì îòíîøåíèè. Ìåæäó òåì ñðåäè íèõ íåìàëî òàêèõ, êîòîðûå âèäÿò ïîãðåøèòåëüíîñòü ìíîãèõ ìåðîïðèÿòèé ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ, íî, ïîíèìàÿ îäèíàêîâî ñ íèì èñòî÷íèê è ðàçìåð ïðèñâîÿåìîé èì ñåáå âëàñòè, ñíèñõîäèòåëüíî òåðïÿò ýòó ïîãðåøèòåëüíîñòü, êàê íåêîå ëèøü óâëå÷åíèå âëàñòüþ, à íå ïðåñòóïíîå å¸ ïðèñâîåíèå. Ïðåäúÿâëÿÿ ê íèì óêîðèçíó â íåïðîòèâëåíèè è, ñëåäîâàòåëüíî, ïðèíàäëåæíîñòè ê åðåñè, ìû ðèñêóåì ëèøèòü èõ ïñèõîëîãè÷åñêîé âîçìîæíîñòè âîññîåäèíåíèÿ ñ íàìè è íàâñåãäà ïîòåðÿòü èõ äëÿ Ïðàâîñëàâèÿ. Âåäü ñîçíàòüñÿ â ïðèíàäëåæíîñòè ê åðåñè ìíîãî òðóäíåå, ÷åì ïðèçíàòü íåïðàâèëüíîñòü ñâîèõ âîñïðèÿòèé îò âíåøíåãî óñòðîåíèÿ öåðêîâíîé æèçíè. Íóæíî, ÷òîáû è äëÿ ýòîãî ïðåêðàñíîäóøèÿ âëàñòíûå óòâåðæäåíèÿ ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ óÿñíèëèñü êàê åãî ëè÷íûé äîìûñë, à íå êàê ïðàâî, ïîêîÿùååñÿ íà çàâåùàíèè Ñâÿòåéøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà. Âñåì íàäî îñîçíàòü, ÷òî çàâåùàíèå ýòî íèêîèì îáðàçîì ê ìèòðîïîëèòó Ñåðãèþ è åìó ïîäîáíûì íå îòíîñèòñÿ. Âîñïðèÿòü ïàòðèàðøèå ïðàâà è îáÿçàííîñòè ïî çàâåùàíèþ ìîãëè òîëüêî òðè óêàçàííûå â íåì ëèöà, è òîëüêî ïåðñîíàëüíî ýòèì òð¸ì ïðèíàäëåæèò ïðàâî âûñòóïàòü â êà÷åñòâå âðåìåííîãî öåðêîâíîãî öåíòðà äî èçáðàíèÿ íîâîãî Ïàòðèàðõà. Íî Ïåðåäàâàòü êîìó-ëèáî ïîëíîñòüþ ýòî ïðàâî ïî ñâîåìó âûáîðó îíè íå ìîãóò, ïîòîìó ÷òî çàâåùàíèå Ïàòðèàðõà ÿâëÿåòñÿ äîêóìåíòîì ñîâåðøåííî èñêëþ÷èòåëüíîãî ïðîèñõîæäåíèÿ, ñâÿçàííîãî ñîáîðíîé ñàíêöèåé òîëüêî ñ ëè÷íîñòüþ ïåðâîãî íàøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà. Ïîýòîìó ñî ñìåðòüþ âñåõ òðîèõ çàâåùàíèåì óêàçàííûõ êàíäèäàòîâ çàâåùàíèå Ñâÿòåéøåãî Òèõîíà òåðÿåò ñèëó, è öåðêîâíîå óïðàâëåíèå ñîçèäàåòñÿ íà îñíîâå óêàçà 7(20) íîÿáðÿ 1920 ã. Òåì æå óêàçîì íåîáõîäèìî ðóêîâîäñòâîâàòüñÿ è ïðè âðåìåííîé íåâîçìîæíîñòè ñíîøåíèÿ ñ ëèöîì, íåñóùèì â ñèëó çàâåùàíèÿ äîñòîèíñòâî öåðêîâíîãî öåíòðà, ÷òî è äîëæíî èìåòü ìåñòî â ïåðåæèâàåìûé öåðêîâíî-èñòîðè÷åñêèé ìîìåíò. Èíîå ïîíèìàíèå ïàòðèàðøåãî çàâåùàíèÿ, óòâåðæäàåìîå ìèòðîïîëèòîì Ñåðãèåì, ïðèâåëî óæå ê òîìó, ÷òî çàâåùàíèå, ñîñòàâëåííîå äëÿ îáåñïå÷åíèÿ ñêîðåéøåãî èçáðàíèÿ íîâîãî Ïàòðèàðõà, ñòàëî îñíîâîé äëÿ ïîäìåíû â öåðêîâíîì óïðàâëåíèè ëè÷íîñòè Ïàòðèàðõà êàêîé-òî êîëëåãèàëüíîé «Ïàòðèàðõèåé». Ïî÷èåò ëè íà ýòîì íà÷èíàíèè ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ áëàãîñëîâåíèå Áîæèå, ìû íå äåðçàåì ñóäèòü, äîêîëå çàêîííûé Ñîáîð ñâîèì ïðèãîâîðîì íå èçðå÷¸ò î í¸ì ñóäà Äóõà Ñâÿòîãî, íî, êàê è âñ¸ îáíîâëåí÷åñòâó ñðîäíîå, íå ìîæåì ïðèçíàòü îáíîâëåííîå ìèòðîïîëèòîì Ñåðãèåì è öåðêîâíîå óïðàâëåíèå íàøèì ïðàâîñëàâíûì, ïðååìñòâåííî èäóùèì îò Ñâÿòåéøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà Òèõîíà, è ïîòîìó, îñòàâàÿñü â êàíîíè÷åñêîì åäèíåíèè ñ Ïàòðèàðøèì Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëåì ìèòðîïîëèòîì Ïåòðîì, ïðè ïåðåæèâàåìîé íåâîçìîæíîñòè ñíîøåíèÿ ñ íèì ïðèçíàåì åäèíñòâåííî çàêîíîìåðíûì óñòðîåíèå öåðêîâíîãî óïðàâëåíèÿ íà îñíîâå ïàòðèàðøåãî óêàçà 7(20) íîÿáðÿ 1920 ã. Òâ¸ðäî âåðþ, ÷òî ïðàâîñëàâíûé åïèñêîïàò ïðè áðàòñêîì åäèíåíèè è âçàèìíîé ïîääåðæêå ñîõðàíèò ñ Áîæüåé ïîìîùüþ Ðóññêóþ Öåðêîâü â èñêîííîì Ïðàâîñëàâèè âî âñ¸ âðåìÿ äåéñòâåííîñòè ïàòðèàðøåãî çàâåùàíèÿ è äîâåäåò Ÿ äî çàêîííîãî Ñîáîðà. Àââà ìîé ðîäíîé! Àââà ðîäíîé ìîé! Õ[ðèñòîñ] Â[îñêðåñå]! Ðîäíîé ìîé Àââî! Àââî ðîäíîé ìîé! Åñëè ìîæíî, ïîðàäóéòå ìåíÿ ñîîáùåíèåì î âûáîðå ìåñòà. Ãîñïîäü äàñò è âðàçóìëåíèå ïî ñâîåìó îáåùàíèþ èñïîëíèòü ïðîñüáó äâóõ èëè òð¸õ ñîãëàñíûõ î ïðîøåíüå. Ñàì ÿ òîæå íè÷åãî íå çíàþ è íå çíàë ïðè ñâî¸ì îòúåçäå ñþäà, íî íå èìåþ ïðè÷èí ñåòîâàòü. Ïîêà çäîðîâ è áëàãîïîëó÷åí. Çàáîòíèöà óòåøàåòñÿ âîçìîæíîñòüþ ïîêëîíèòüñÿ Âàì çåìíî. Äà õðàíèò è äà óïðàâèò Âàñ Ãîñïîäü! Âàø á[îãîìîëåö] Ì. Ê. Àêòû, ñ. 870 Âñ¸ ïèñüìî Âàøå, â êîòîðîì Âû äàëè, ìåæäó ïðî÷èì, ñòàòüþ Å.Ì. (Å. ßðîñëàâñêîãî), ñîáñòâåííîðó÷íî ïåðåïèñàííóþ Âàìè, ïåðå÷èòàë ÿ çà îäèí ðàç, ÷åðïàÿ â Âàøèõ ïðåäøåñòâîâàâøèõ ðàññóæäåíèÿõ íðàâñòâåííîå óäîâëåòâîðåíèå îò ñîçíàíèÿ òîãî, ÷òî ñðåäè íàñ íå óòðà÷èâàåòñÿ ïðàâèëüíî-îñòîðîæíîå îòíîøåíèå ê ãðÿäóùèì ñóäüáàì Ìàòåðè-Öåðêâè... Òåêñò äîêóìåíòà äà¸ò â ýòîì îòíîøåíèè íåêîòîðîå íàïðàâëåíèå âî âñÿêîì ñëó÷àå íå â íàøó ïîëüçó, ïðåäñòàâëÿÿ ñâîáîäó òîëüêî àíòèðåëèãèîçíîé ïðîïàãàíäå. Äëÿ íàñ æå, äàæå æåëàíèå ïîìîëèòüñÿ íå â îäèíî÷êó, à îáùåöåðêîâíî, âîçìîæíî áóäåò ïî çàêîíó 29 ãîäà îò 8/4 òîëüêî ñ âåäîìà è ðàçðåøåíèÿ (è, êîíå÷íî, ïîä íàáëþäåíèåì) ìèëèöèè... Ìèëîñòü Ãîñïîäíÿ äà áóäåò ñ Âàìè, áîãîëþáèâûé î. èåðîìîíàõ Ëåîíèä! 19/4 III ïîëó÷èë ïèñüìî Âàøå è ïåðåâîä íà 10 ð. Ñïàñè Âàñ Ãîñïîäè çà ïîïå÷åíèå î ìîèõ íóæäàõ, òîëüêî ñìîòðèòå, ÷òîáû ýòî íå áûëî ñàìîìó ñåáå â îáèäó è ëèøåíèå ÷åãî-íèáóäü íåîáõîäèìîãî. Ïî ïîâîäó Âàøèõ íåäîóìåíèé îòíîñèòåëüíî Ñåðãèàíñòâà ìîãó ñêàçàòü, ÷òî òå æå ñàìûå âîïðîñû è â òàêîé æå ïî÷òè ôîðìå áûëè îáðàùåíû êî ìíå èç Êàçàíè äåñÿòü ëåò òîìó íàçàä, è òîãäà ÿ îòâå÷àë íà íèõ óòâåðäèòåëüíî, ïîòîìó ÷òî ñ÷èòàë âñå ñäåëàííîå ìèòðîïîëèòîì Ñåðãèåì îøèáêîé, êîòîðóþ îí ñàì ñîçíà¸ò è ïîæåëàåò èñïðàâèòü. Ê òîìó æå ñðåäè ðÿäîâîé ïàñòâû íàøåé áûëî ìíîæåñòâî ëþäåé, íå ðàçáèðàâøèõñÿ â ïðîèñøåäøåì, è íåëüçÿ áûëî òðåáîâàòü îò íèõ ðåøèòåëüíîãî è äåÿòåëüíîãî ñóæäåíèÿ î ñîáûòèÿõ. Ñ òåõ ïîð ìíîãî âîäû óòåêëî. Îæèäàíèÿ, ÷òî ìèòðîïîëèò Ñåðãèé èñïðàâèò ñâîè îøèáêè, íå îïðàâäàëèñü, íî äëÿ ïðåæäå íåñîçíàòåëüíûõ [âåðóþùèõ] ÷ëåíîâ Öåðêâè áûëî äîâîëüíî âðåìåíè, ïîáóæäåíèé, è âîçìîæíîñòè ðàçîáðàòüñÿ â ïðîèñõîäÿùåì, è î÷åíü ìíîãèå ðàçîáðàëèñü è ïîíÿëè, ÷òî ìèòðîïîëèò Ñåðãèé îòõîäèò îò òîé Ïðàâîñëàâíîé Öåðêâè, êàêóþ çàâåùàë íàì õðàíèòü Ñâ. ïàòðèàðõ Òèõîí, è ñëåäîâàòåëüíî äëÿ ïðàâîñëàâíûõ íåò ñ íèì ÷àñòè è æðåáèÿ. Ïðîèñøåñòâèÿ æå ïîñëåäíåãî âðåìåíè îêîí÷àòåëüíî âûÿâèëè îáíîâëåí÷åñêóþ ïðèðîäó Ñåðãèàíñòâà. Ñïàñóòñÿ ëè ïðåáûâàþùèå â Ñåðãèàíñòâå âåðóþùèå, ìû íå ìîæåì çíàòü, ïîòîìó ÷òî äåëî Ñïàñåíèÿ âå÷íîãî åñòü äåëî ìèëîñòè è áëàãîäàòè Áîæèåé, íî äëÿ âèäÿùèõ è ÷óâñòâóþùèõ íåïðàâäó Ñåðãèàíñòâà (êàêîâû Âàøè âîïðîñû) áûëî áû íåïðîñòèòåëüíûì ëóêàâñòâîì çàêðûâàòü ãëàçà íà ýòó íåïðàâäó è òàì èñêàòü [äóõîâíîãî ðóêîâîäñòâà] óäîâëåòâîðåíèÿ äóõîâíûõ ñâîèõ [íóæä] ïîòðåáíîñòåé ñ ñîâåñòüþ, ñîìíÿùåþñÿ â âîçìîæíîñòè òàêîãî óäîâëåòâîðåíèÿ. Âñ¸, ÷òî íå îò âåðû, ãðåõ. Ëîæü íåëüçÿ èñïðàâëÿòü ëîæüþ è [íèêîèì îáðàçîì], ñòàëî áûòü íåëüçÿ ïðåäïî÷èòàòü Ãðèãîðüåâñòâî Ñåðãèàíñòâó. Ñ ìèòðîïîëèòîì Èîñèôîì ÿ íàõîæóñü â áðàòñêîì îáùåíèè, áëàãîäàðíî îöåíèâàÿ òî, ÷òî ñ åãî èìåííî áëàãîñëîâåíèÿ áûë âûñêàçàí îò Ïåòðîãðàäñêîé åïàðõèè ïåðâûé ïðîòåñò ïðîòèâ çàòåè ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ è äàíî áûëî âñåì ïðåäîñòåðåæåíèå â ãðÿäóùåé îïàñíîñòè. [Ó ïðåäñòîÿòåëåé ýòîé åïàðõèè èñêàëè è íàõîäèëè ðóêîâîäñòâî ïî ñìåðòè åïèñêîïà Âèêòîðà ïîñëóøíûå åìó âåðóþùèå Âÿòñêîé åïàðõèè. Ïðàâäà, ñðåäè íèõ ïðîÿâëÿþòñÿ èíîãäà êðàéíîñòè â îòíîøåíèÿõ ê Ñåðãèàíñòâó (íàïðèìåð ïåðåêðåùèâàíèå êðåùåííûõ), íî ýòà ðåâíîñòü íå ïî ðàçóìó ïðåäñòàâëÿåòñÿ ìíå íå êàê ïðèíÿòîå ó âèêòîðîâöåâ èñïîâåäàíèå, à êàê ïå÷àëüíàÿ ñëó÷àéíîñòü, ïîðîæäåííàÿ ëè÷íûì òåìïåðàìåíòîì îòäåëüíûõ íåðàçóìíûõ ðåâíèòåëåé]. Ñ ïðàâîñëàâíûìè ïðåäñòîÿòåëÿìè ñåé åïàðõèè íàõîäèëñÿ â ïîñòîÿííîì îáùåíèè åï. Âèêòîð ïðè ñâîåé æèçíè, ó íèõ æå èñêàëè è íàõîäèëè ðóêîâîäñòâà [ïîñëóøíûå åìó] ïîñëå ñìåðòè åï. Âèêòîðà ïîñëóøíûå åìó âåðóþùèå Âÿòñêîé åïàðõèè. 19 àâãóñòà 1933 ãîäà, ïî îêîí÷àíèè ñðîêà ññûëêè â ãîðîäå Ãæàòñêå Çàï. îáëàñòè, ïðèáûë ìèòðîïîëèò Ñìèðíîâ Êîíñòàíòèí (îí æå Êèðèëë) Èëëàðèîíîâè÷, êîòîðûé çàäàëñÿ öåëüþ âîññîçäàíèÿ ëèêâèäèðîâàííîé îðãàíàìè ÎÃÏÓ â 19311932 ãã. ê.-ð. îðãàíèçàöèè "Èñòèííî-ïðàâîñëàâíàÿ öåðêîâü". Ñìèðíîâ Ê. È óñòàíîâèë ïèñüìåííóþ ñâÿçü ñ àêòèâíûìè äåÿòåëåì «ÈÏÖ» Ïàðôåíèåì Áðÿíñêèõ, Ñåðàôèìîì Ñàìîéëîâè÷åì, Äàìàñêèíûì è äð., ñîâìåñòíî ñ êîòîðûìè ïðèñòóïèë ê ðàçðàáîòêå ïðîãðàììíûõ ïîëîæåíèé îðãàíèçàöèè.  ðåçóëüòàòå ïðîäîëæèòåëüíîé ïåðåïèñêè ñ óêàçàííûìè àðõèåðåÿìè óæå íà÷àëè íàìå÷àòüñÿ îáùèå êîíòóðû ýòîé ïðîãðàììû. Ïðè îáûñêå ó Ñìèðíîâà îáíàðóæåíî ïèñüìî åïèñêîïà Äàìàñêèíà, â êîòîðîì èçëàãàþòñÿ ñëåäóþùèå âçãëÿäû.
«Ñîâåðøàåòñÿ ñóä Áîæèé íàä Öåðêîâüþ è íàðîäîì ðóññêèì... Ñîâåðøàåòñÿ îòáîð òåõ èñòèííûõ âîèíîâ Õðèñòîâûõ, êîè òîëüêî è ñìîãóò
ïðîòèâîñòîÿòü ñàìîìó çâåðþ. Âðåìåíà æå ïðèáëèçèëèñü íåñîìíåííî àïîêàëèïñè÷åñêèå».
«Âñå íàøè óñèëèÿ òåïåðü äîëæíû áûòü íàïðàâëåíû íà óñòàíîâëåíèå ïðî÷íûõ ñâÿçåé ìåæäó ïàñòûðÿìè è ïàñîìûìè... è ïî âîçìîæíîñòè èñïðàâèòü ñîâåðøåííûé ãðåõ ïóòåì ïðîòèâîäåéñòâèÿ çëó, äî ãîòîâíîñòè äàæå êðîâèþ ñìûòü ãðåõ ñâîé». Íà âîïðîñ îá îòíîøåíèè ê ýòîìó äîêóìåíòó Ñìèðíîâ îòâåòèë: «Àâòîðîì ïèñüìà ÿâëÿåòñÿ åïèñêîï, Äàìàñêèí ìîé åäèíîìûøëåííèê. Ïèñüìî áûëî íàïèñàíî àðõèåïèñêîïó Ñåðàôèìó Ñàìîéëîâè÷ó, à â êîïèè ìíå... Ñìûñë ýòèõ âîççðåíèé ñîñòîèò â òîì, ÷òî ðóññêèì íàðîäîì ñîâåðøåí îáùèé ãðåõ ïåðåä Öåðêîâüþ... è âèíà â ýòîì ëåæèò, ãëàâíûì îáðàçîì, íà äóõîâåíñòâå. Çàäà÷à ñîñòîèò â íåîáõîäèìîñòè áîëåå ãëóáîêîãî âîñïèòàíèÿ íàðîäà, ÷òîáû ÷ëåíàìè Öåðêâè áûëè èñòèííûå õðèñòèàíå
÷òî è îçíà÷àåò ïðîòèâîïîñòàâëåíèå öàðñòâó çëîáû. Ýòè âçãëÿäû ÿ âûñêàçûâàë åïèñêîïàì Äàìàñêèíó è Àôàíàñèþ, êîòîðûå áûëè åå ìíîþ ñîëèäàðíû ïî ýòîìó ïîâîäó». Íàðÿäó ñ ýòèì ìèòðîïîëèò Ñìèðíîâ ïðåäïðèíèìàë è ïðàêòè÷åñêèå øàãè ïî îðãàíèçàöèè íåëåãàëüíûõ ÿ÷ååê öåðêîâíèêîâ, êîòîðûå äîëæíû áûëè ÿâèòüñÿ ìàññîâîé áàçîé îðãàíèçàöèè. Óñòàíîâêè ïî îðãàíèçàöèè ïîäîáíûõ ÿ÷ååê Ñìèðíîâ äàâàë íåêèì Èâàíó Èâàíîâè÷ó, Ñîôüå Ïåòðîâíå, ìîíàõàì Ãîðãîíèþ è Ïàèñèþ, ñëåäñòâèåì íå óñòàíîâëåííûì  êà÷åñòâå ñâÿçèñòà ìåæäó ñîáîþ è óêàçàííûìè ëèöàìè Ñìèðíîâ èñïîëüçîâàë îáâèíÿåìóþ Ôîêèíó Ëèäèþ Íèêîëàåâíó, âîçâðàòèâøóþñÿ èç ññûëêè â èþíå ñ.ã. Îòðèöàÿ îðãàíèçàöèîííóþ äåÿòåëüíîñòü ïî ñîçäàíèþ íåëåãàëüíûõ ÿ÷ååê, ïî ýòîìó âîïðîñó Ñìèðíîâ ïîêàçàë: «Âåñíîé 1934 ãîäà êî ìíå ïðèåçæàëè íåêèé Èâàí Èâàíîâè÷ è Ñîôüÿ Ïåòðîâíà è ïîñòàâèëè ïåðåäî ìíîé âîïðîñ, ìîæíî ëè äîâåðÿòü àðõèìàíäðèòó Ãîðãîíèþ... Ò. ê. Ãîðãîíèé íå áûë íàì èçâåñòåí, òî âîçíèê âîïðîñ îòíîñèòåëüíî èåðîìîíàõà Ïàèñèÿ... Ñïóñòÿ ìåñÿö-ïîëòîðà êî ìíå ïðèåõàë Ïàèñèé è ïðîèçâåë íà ìåíÿ áëàãîïðèÿòíîå âïå÷àòëåíèå. Ïîýòîìó, êîãäà Ôîêèíà ïîåõàëà â Ìîñêâó, ÿ ïðîñèë åå çàéòè ê Èâàíó Èâàíîâè÷ó è ïåðåäàòü åìó, êàêîå âïå÷àòëåíèå íà ìåíÿ ïðîèçâåë Ïàèñèé». Äîïðîøåííàÿ ïî ýòîìó ïîâîäó Ôîêèíà çàÿâèëà, ÷òî îíà ÿâëÿåòñÿ äóõîâíîé äî÷åðüþ ìèòð. Ñìèðíîâà, íà âîïðîñû 1)  ÷åì âûðàæàëèñü äàâàåìûå Ñìèðíîâûì ïîðó÷åíèÿ, 2) ó êîãî îíà îñòàíàâëèâàëàñü, ïðèåçæàÿ èç Ãæàòñêà â Ìîñêâó, 3) ÷òî îíà çíàåò î ïðèåçäå â Ãæàòñê èåðîìîíàõà Ïàèñèÿ Ôîêèíà îòâå÷àòü îòêàçàëàñü. Íà îñíîâàíèè èçëîæåííîãî Äîáðåéøèé è ðîäíîé äðóã î Õðèñòå!
Èîàíí (Ñíû÷åâ), ìèòðîïîëèò. Öåðêîâíûå ðàñêîëû. Àêòû, ñ. 636.
Òâîé ì. Ê.
Õàíòàéêà, 27 ÿíâàðÿ 1929 ã.
Àðõèâ ÓÔÑÁ ïî Ñ.-Ïåòåðáóðãó è Ëåíèíãðàäñêîé îáë., ä.20500, ò.3, ë.620-621; ò.6, ë.31.
«Âîçâðàùåíèå», ¹4(8), 1996
02(15).05.1929. Ïåðâîå ïèñüìî ìèòðîïîëèòà Êàçàíñêîãî è Ñâèÿæñêîãî Êèðèëëà (Ñìèðíîâà) Çàìåñòèòåëþ Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ ìèòðîïîëèòó Íèæåãîðîäñêìó Ñåðãèþ (Ñòðàãîðîäñêîìó) (Ñòàíîê Õàíòàéêà, Òóðóõàíñêîãî ðàéîíà, Êðàñíîÿðñêîãî îêðóãà)
Åãî Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåíñòâó, Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåííåéøåìó Ñåðãèþ, ìèòðîïîëèòó Íèæåãîðîäñêîìó,
Çàìåñòèòåëþ Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ïðåñòîëà.
1. Ìîæíî ëè õîäèòü, ìîæíî ëè ìîëèòüñÿ, ìîæíî ëè ïðèîáùàòüñÿ Ñâ. Äàðîâ â òîé öåðêâè, ãäå ïîìèíàþò ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ.
2. Ìîæíî ëè ïîìèíàòü ðÿäîì â ìîëèòâå öåðêîâíîé ìèòðîïîëèòà Êèðèëëà è ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ?
3. Êàêîâà äîëæíà áûòü ôîðìóëà öåðêîâíîé ìîëèòâû î ïðåäåðæàùèõ âëàñòÿõ, ÷òîáû åþ íå èñêàæàëñÿ ñìûñë öåðêîâíîé ìîëèòâû è õðèñòèàíñêîãî îòíîøåíèÿ ê âëàñòè, êàêîâà áû îíà íè áûëà?
4. Êàê áûòü èùóùåìó ñâÿùåíñòâà ïðè ñîâðåìåííîì öåðêîâíîì ïîëîæåíèè, ÷òîáû èìåòü âîçìîæíîñòü ïðèíîñèòü Áîæèå Áîãó áåç òóãè ñåðäå÷íîé, ñìóùåíèé è ñîáëàçíîâ?
5. Äîïóñòèìî ëè îáðàùåíèå çà öåðêîâíûì îêîðìëåíèåì ê îäíîìó èç èíîåïàðõèàëüíûõ àðõèåðååâ, íå ïîä÷èíÿþùåìóñÿ ðàñïîðÿæåíèÿì ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ ñ òàê íàçûâàåìûì Âðåìåííûì Ïàòðèàðøèì Ñèíîäîì?
1. Íåäîóìåíèÿ îá îòíîøåíèè ê ìèòðîïîëèòó Ñåðãèþ è âîçãëàâëÿåìîé èì Öåðêâè ìîãëè âîçíèêíóòü òîëüêî ïîòîìó, ÷òî âåðóþùèå ïî÷óâñòâîâàëè â àäìèíèñòðàòèâíî-öåðêîâíîé äåÿòåëüíîñòè ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ ïðåâûøåíèå òåõ ïîëíîìî÷èé, êàêèå ïðåäîñòàâëåíû åìó çâàíèåì Çàìåñòèòåëÿ Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ïðåñòîëà. Äëÿ ìåíÿ ëè÷íî íå ïîäëåæèò ñîìíåíèþ, ÷òî íèêàêîé Çàìåñòèòåëü ïî ñâîèì ïðàâàì íå ìîæåò ðàâíÿòüñÿ ñ òåì, êîãî îí çàìåùàåò, èëè ñîâåðøåííî çàìåíèòü åãî. Çàìåñòèòåëü íàçíà÷àåòñÿ äëÿ ðàñïîðÿæåíèÿ òåêóùèìè äåëàìè, ïîðÿäîê ðåøåíèÿ êîòîðûõ òî÷íî îïðåäåëåí äåéñòâóþùèìè ïðàâèëàìè, ïðåäøåñòâóþùåé ïðàêòèêîé è ëè÷íûìè óêàçàíèÿìè çàìåùàåìîãî. Íèêàêèõ, òàê ñêàçàòü, ó÷ðåäèòåëüíûõ ïðàâ âðîäå ðåôîðìû ñóùåñòâóþùèõ ñëóæåáíûõ ó÷ðåæäåíèé, îòêðûòèÿ íîâûõ äîëæíîñòåé è ò.ï. çàìåñòèòåëþ íå ìîæåò áûòü ïðåäîñòàâëåíî áåç ïðåäâàðèòåëüíîãî èñïðîøåíèÿ è óêàçàíèé çàìåùàåìîãî. Êîðåííîå æå èçìåíåíèå ñàìîé ñèñòåìû öåðêîâíîãî óïðàâëåíèÿ, íà ÷òî îòâàæèëñÿ ìèòðîïîëèò Ñåðãèé, ïðåâûøàåò êîìïåòåíöèþ è ñàìîãî Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ïðåñòîëà. Ýòî ïîñëåäíåå îáñòîÿòåëüñòâî ìèòðîïîëèò Ñåðãèé, ñî âñåé óáåäèòåëüíîñòüþ ðàçúÿñíèë â ñâîå âðåìÿ ìèòðîïîëèòó Ïåòðó ïî ïîâîäó åãî ðåøåíèÿ îò 19 ÿíâàðÿ (1 ôåâðàëÿ) 1926 ã. ó÷ðåäèòü äëÿ óïðàâëåíèÿ öåðêîâíûìè äåëàìè Êîëëåãèþ ïîä ïðåäñåäàòåëüñòâîì àðõèåïèñêîïà Ãðèãîðèÿ. Óáåæäåííûé äîâîäàìè ñâîåãî Çàìåñòèòåëÿ, ìèòðîïîëèò Ïåòð îòêàçàëñÿ òîãäà îò ïîãðåøèòåëüíîãî ðåøåíèÿ; çàòî ñàì ìèòðîïîëèò Ñåðãèé ÷åðåç ïîëòîðà ãîäà ïîñëå ýòîãî óñïåâàåò îñíîâàòåëüíî çàáûòü ñîáñòâåííûå äîâîäû è ãðàíèöû äîâåðåííîé åìó âëàñòè è, âîñõèùàÿ ïðàâà Ñîáîðà öåðêîâíîãî, ó÷ðåæäàåò êîëëåãèàëüíîå öåðêîâíîå óïðàâëåíèå â âèäå òàê íàçûâàåìîãî Âðåìåííîãî Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ñèíîäà, ïðèîñòàíàâëèâàÿ òåì äåéñòâåííîñòü è îáíàðóæåíèå çàêîííîé åäèíîëè÷íî-ïðååìñòâåííîé âëàñòè. Ïîïûòêà ïðèêðûòüñÿ â äàííîì äåëå àâòîðèòåòîì ïî÷èâøåãî Ñâÿòåéøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà Òèõîíà ñîâåðøåííî áåçíàäåæíà, Ìèòðîïîëèò Ñåðãèé è åãî ñîòðóäíèêè ïî ó÷ðåæäåíèþ íîâîãî Âûñøåãî Öåðêîâíîì Óïðàâëåíèÿ íå ìîãóò íå çíàòü ðåçîëþöèè Ñâÿòåéøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà Òèõîíà îò 26 èþíÿ (9 èþëÿ) 1924 ã., çà ¹ 523, êîòîðîþ Ïàòðèàðõ ñ÷åë áëàãîâðåìåííûì ñîâåðøåííî ïðåêðàòèòü äåëî îá îðãàíèçàöèè ïðè íåì Âûñøåãî Öåðêîâíîãî Óïðàâëåíèÿ. Ïîñåìó äî òåõ ïîð, ïîêà ìèòðîïîëèò Ñåðãèé íå óíè÷òîæèò ó÷ðåæäåííîãî èì Ñèíîäà, íè îäíî èç åãî àäìèíèñòðàòèâíî-öåðêîâíûõ ðàñïîðÿæåíèé, èçäàâàåìûõ ñ ó÷àñòèåì òàê íàçûâàåìîãî Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ñèíîäà ÿ íå ìîãó ïðèçíàâàòü äëÿ ñåáÿ îáÿçàòåëüíûì ê èñïîëíåíèþ. Òàêîå îòíîøåíèå ê ìèòðîïîëèòó Ñåðãèþ è åãî Ñèíîäó ÿ íå ïîíèìàþ êàê îòäåëåíèå îò ðóêîâîäèìîé ìèòðîïîëèòîì Ñåðãèåì ÷àñòè Ïðàâîñëàâíîé Öåðêâè, òàê êàê ëè÷íûé ãðåõ ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ îòíîñèòåëüíî óïðàâëåíèÿ Öåðêîâüþ íå ïîâðåæäàåò ñîäåðæèìîãî è ýòîé ÷àñòüþ Öåðêâè ïðàâîñëàâíî-äîãìàòè÷åñêîãî ó÷åíèÿ, íî ÿ ãëóáîêî ñêîðáëþ, ÷òî ñðåäè åäèíîìûñëåííûõ ìèòðîïîëèòó Ñåðãèþ àðõèïàñòûðåé â íàðóøåíèå áðàòñêîé ëþáâè óæå ïðèìåíÿåòñÿ ïî îòíîøåíèþ ê íåñîãëàñíûì è îáëè÷àþùèì èõ íåïðàâîòó êëè÷êà îòùåïåíöåâ-ðàñêîëüíèêîâ. Íè îò ÷åãî ñâÿòîãî è ïîäëèííî öåðêîâíîãî ÿ íå îòäåëÿþñü; ñòðàøóñü òîëüêî ïðèñòóïàòü è ïðèëåïëÿòüñÿ ê òîìó, ÷òî ïðèçíàþ ãðåõîâíûì ïî ñàìîìó ïðîèñõîæäåíèþ, è ïîòîìó âîçäåðæèâàþñü îò áðàòñêîãî îáùåíèÿ ñ ìèòðîïîëèòîì Ñåðãèåì è åìó åäèíîìûøëåííûìè àðõèïàñòûðÿìè, òàê êàê íåò ó ìåíÿ äðóãîãî ñïîñîáà îáëè÷àòü ñîãðåøàþùåãî áðàòà. Èçâåñòíûå ìíå íåîäíîêðàòíûå ïîïûòêè ëè÷íûõ è ïèñüìåííûõ áðàòñêèõ óâåùàíèé, îáðàùåííûõ ê ìèòðîïîëèòó Ñåðãèþ ñî ñòîðîíû ïî÷èâøåãî íûíå ìèòðîïîëèòà Àãàôàíãåëà, ìèòðîïîëèòà Èîñèôà ñ äâóìÿ åãî âèêàðèÿìè, àðõèåïèñêîïîì Óãëè÷ñêèì Ñåðàôèìîì [Ñàìîéëîâè÷åì], åïèñêîïîì Âÿòñêèì Âèêòîðîì [Îñòðîâèëîâûì], íå ìîãëè âåðíóòü ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ íà íàäëåæàùåå ìåñòî è ê ïîäîáàþùåìó îáðàçó äåéñòâèé. Ïîâòîðÿòü ýòîò îïûò áûëî áû áåñïîëåçíî. Ïîñåìó ïîäîáíî ñèì àðõèïàñòûðÿì è âìåñòå ñî âñåìè, êòî ñ÷èòàåò ó÷ðåæäåíèå òàê íàçûâàåìîãî Âðåìåííîãî Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ñèíîäà ïîãðåøèòåëüíûì, âîçäåðæàíèå îò îáùåíèÿ ñ ìèòðîïîëèòîì Ñåðãèåì è åäèíîìûøëåííûìè åìó àðõèåðåÿìè ïðèçíàþ èñïîëíåíèåì ñâîåãî àðõèïàñòûðñêîãî äîëãà. Ýòèì âîçäåðæàíèåì ñ ìîåé ñòîðîíû íè÷óòü íå óòâåðæäàåòñÿ è íå çàïîäàçðèâàåòñÿ ÿêîáû áåçáëàãîäàòíîñòü ñîâåðøàåìûõ ñåðãèàíàìè ñâÿùåííîäåéñòâèé è òàèíñòâ (äà ñîõðàíèò âñåõ íàñ Ãîñïîäü îò òàêîãî ïîìûøëåíèÿ), íî òîëüêî ïîä÷åðêèâàåòñÿ íåæåëàíèå è îòêàç ó÷àñòâîâàòü â ÷óæèõ ãðåõàõ. Ïîñåìó ëèòóðãèñàòü ñ ìèòðîïîëèòîì Ñåðãèåì è åäèíîìûøëåííûìè åìó àðõèïàñòûðÿìè ÿ íå ñòàíó, íî â ñëó÷àå ñìåðòíîé îïàñíîñòè ñî ñïîêîéíîé ñîâåñòüþ ïðèìó åëåîñâÿùåíèå è ïîñëåäíåå íàïóòñòâèå îò ñâÿùåííèêà ñåðãèåâà ïîñòàâëåíèÿ èëè ïîä÷èíÿþùåãîñÿ ó÷ðåæäåííîìó èì Ñèíîäó, åñëè íå îêàæåòñÿ â íàëè÷èè ñâÿùåííèêà, ðàçäåëÿþùåãî ìîå îòíîøåíèå ê ìèòðîïîëèòó Ñåðãèþ è òàê íàçûâàåìîìó Âðåìåííîìó Ïàòðèàðøåìó Ñèíîäó. Ïîäîáíûì îáðàçîì, íàõîäÿñü â ìåñòíîñòè, ãäå âñå õðàìû ïîä÷èíÿþòñÿ òàê íàçûâàåìîìó Âðåìåííîìó Ïàòðèàðøåìó Ñèíîäó, ÿ íå ïîéäó â íèõ ìîëèòüñÿ çà îáùèì áîãîñëóæåíèåì, íî ñîâåðøèòü â îäíîì èç íèõ ëèòóðãèþ â îäèíî÷êó èëè ñ ó÷àñòèåì åäèíîìûøëåííûõ ìíå êëèðèêîâ è âåðóþùèõ, åñëè áû òàêîâûå îêàçàëèñü â íàëè÷èè, ïðèçíàþ âîçìîæíûì áåç ïðåäâàðèòåëüíîãî îñâÿùåíèÿ õðàìà. Òàê æå, ïî ìîåìó ìíåíèþ, ìîæåò ïîñòóïàòü è êàæäûé ñâÿùåííîñëóæèòåëü, ðàçäåëÿþùèé ìîå îòíîøåíèå ê ìèòðîïîëèòó Ñåðãèþ è ó÷ðåæäåííîìó èì Ñèíîäó. ×òî êàñàåòñÿ ìèðÿí, òî ó÷àñòâîâàòü äåÿòåëüíî â öåðêîâíî-ïðèõîäñêîé æèçíè ïðèõîäîâ, âîçíîñÿùèõ èìÿ ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ çà õðàìîâûì áîãîñëóæåíèåì, â êà÷åñòâå âîçãëàâëÿþùåãî èåðàðõèþ àðõèïàñòûðÿ, ïî ñîâåñòè íå ñëåäóåò, íî ñàìî ïî ñåáå òàêîå âîçíîøåíèå èìåíè ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ íå ìîæåò âîçëàãàòüñÿ íà îòâåòñòâåííîñòü ìèðÿí è íå äîëæíî ñëóæèòü äëÿ íèõ ïðåïÿòñòâèåì ê ïîñåùåíèþ áîãîñëóæåíèÿ è ïðèíÿòèþ Ñâ. Äàðîâ â õðàìàõ, ïîä÷èíÿþùèõñÿ ìèòðîïîëèòó Ñåðãèþ, åñëè â äàííîé ìåñòíîñòè íåò ïðàâîñëàâíîì õðàìà, õðàíÿùåãî íåïîâðåæäåííûì ñâîå êàíîíè÷åñêîå îòíîøåíèå ê Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëþ Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ïðåñòîëà. Ìîëèòüñÿ æå î ìèòðîïîëèòå Ñåðãèè íàðÿäó ñ îñòàëüíûìè àðõèïàñòûðÿìè è âîîáùå ïðàâîñëàâíûìè õðèñòèàíàìè (çàïèñü â ïîìèíîâåíèè íà ïðîñêîìèäèè, ìîëåáíå è ò.ï.) íå ÿâëÿåòñÿ ãðåõîì, ýòî äîëã âñåõ ïðàâîñëàâíûõ õðèñòèàí, ïîêà îáùåöåðêîâíîå ðàññóæäåíèå íå îáúÿâèò ó÷èíåííîå ìèòðîïîëèòîì Ñåðãèåì çëîóïîòðåáëåíèå äîâåðåííîé åìó öåðêîâíîé âëàñòüþ ãðåõîì ê ñìåðòè (Ìô 18.15-17; 1Èí 5.16).
2. Áîãîñëóæåáíîå ïîìèíîâåíèå ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ ðÿäîì ñ ìèòðîïîëèòîì Êèðèëëîì, åñëè òàêîâîå ñîâåðøàåòñÿ ãäå-íèáóäü â Êàçàíñêîé åïàðõèè, åñòü, êîíå÷íî, ïëîä íåäîðàçóìåíèÿ, ñîçäàííîãî óâåðåíèÿìè, áóäòî ìèòðîïîëèò Êèðèëë åäèíîìûñëåí ñ ìèòðîïîëèòîì Ñåðãèåì âî âñåõ åãî öåðêîâíûõ ìåðîïðèÿòèÿõ. Äëÿ çíàþùåãî æå äåéñòâèòåëüíûé îáðàç ìûñëåé ìèòðîïîëèòà Êèðèëëà òàêîå ïîìèíîâåíèå áûëî áû ñîçíàòåëüíûì îáìàíîì ïî îòíîøåíèþ ê âåðóþùèì è åñòü ãðåõ.
3. Ïîìèíîâåíèå ïðåäåðæàùèõ âëàñòåé äóõîâåíñòâîì, íàõîäèâøèìñÿ â Çûðÿíñêîé ññûëêå, ñîâåðøàëîñü â 1923 ã. ïî ñëåäóþùåé ôîðìóëå:
à) íà Âåëèêîé åêòåíèè: "î âñåõ èæå âî âëàñòè ñóòü è î åæå âîçãëàãîëàòè â ñåðäöà èõ áëàãàÿ è ìèðíàÿ î Öåðêâè Ñâÿòåé, Ãîñïîäó ïîìîëèìñÿ";
6) íà ñóãóáîé åêòåíèè: «Åùå ìîëèìñÿ î âñåõ èæå âî âëàñòè ñóòü è î åæå âîçãëàãîëàòè â ñåðäöà èõ áëàãàÿ è ìèðíàÿ î Öåðêâè Òâîåé Ñâÿòåé»;
â) íà ïðîñêîìèäèè: "Ïîìÿíè, Ãîñïîäè, âñåõ, èæå âî âëàñòè ñóòü, âîçãëàãîëè â ñåðäöà èõ áëàãàÿ è ìèðíàÿ î Öåðêâè Òâîåé Ñâÿòåé è î ëþäÿõ Òâîèõ";
ã) â åâõàðèñòè÷åñêîé ìîëèòâå çëàòîóñòîâñêîé ëèòóðãèè: «Î åæå â ÷èñòîòå è â ÷åñòíîì æèòåëüñòâå ïðåáûâàþùèõ, î âñåõ èæå âî âëàñòè ñóòü è î åæå âîçãëàãîëàòè â ñåðäöà èõ áëàãàÿ è ìèðíàÿ î Öåðêâè Òâîåé Ñâÿòåé, äà è ìû òèõîå è áåçìîëâíîå æèòèå ïîæèâåì âî âñÿêîì áëàãî÷åñòèè è ÷èñòîòå»;
ä) â âàñèëüåâñêîé ëèòóðãèè: «Ïîìÿíè, Ãîñïîäè, âñåõ èæå âî âëàñòè ñóòü, âîçãëàãîëè â ñåðäöà èõ áëàãàÿ î Öåðêâè Òâîåé Ñâÿòåé è î âñåõ ëþäÿõ Òâîèõ äà òèõîå è áåçìîëâíîå æèòèå ïîæèâåì âî âñÿêîì áëàãî÷åñòèè è ÷èñòîòå; áëàãàÿ âî áëàãîñòè ñîáëþäè, ëóêàâû áëàãè ñîòâîðè áëàãîñòèþ Òâîåþ. Ïîìÿíè, Ãîñïîäè, ïðåäñòîÿùèå ëþäè...» è ò.ä. Ïî ýòîé ôîðìóëå òâîðþ ÿ ïîìèíîâåíèå ïðåäåðæùèõ âëàñòåé, è äîíûíå îíà âïîëíå ñîîòâåòñòâóåò ïîìÿííèêó, ïîìåùåííîìó â Ïñàëòèðè è Ó÷åáíîì ×àñîñëîâå è îòðàæàåò èñêðåííåå öåðêîâíîå îòíîøåíèå è ê Áîæüåìó è ê Êåñàðåâó.
4. Èñêðåííîñòü æå è ñîâåðøåííîå óñòðàíåíèå âñÿêîãî ëóêàâñòâà è íåäîãîâîðåííîñòè â äåëå öåðêîâíîì îáóñëîâëèâàþò ñàìîå áûòèå èñòèííîé Öåðêâè. Ïîýòîìó ÷åñòíî è îòêðûòî èñïîâåäîâàòü ñâîå ïîíèìàíèå ñîâðåìåííîãî ïîëîæåíèÿ öåðêîâíîãî äîëã êàæäîãî èùóùåãî ïîñòàâëåíèÿ â ñâÿùåííóþ ñòåïåíü. Íî åäâà ëè ìîæíî íàäåÿòüñÿ, ÷òîáû ïîä÷èíÿþùèéñÿ òàê íàçûâàåìîìó Âðåìåííîìó Ïàòðèàðøåìó Ñèíîäó àðõèåðåé ñîãëàñèëñÿ íàçíà÷èòü íà ñâÿùåííè÷åñêîå ìåñòî ÷åëîâåêà, îòðèöàòåëüíî îòíîñÿùåãîñÿ ê ñîâìåñòíîé äåÿòåëüíîñòè ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ ñ òàê íàçûâàåìûì Âðåìåííûì Ïàòðèàðøèì Ñèíîäîì. Ïðè äàííûõ îáñòîÿòåëüñòâàõ äëÿ Êàçàíñêîãî âèêàðèÿ, íå îáúÿâëÿâøåãî î ðàçðûâå îáùåíèÿ ñ ìèòðîïîëèòîì Êèðèëëîì, õîòÿ, ïî-âèäèìîìó, ïîä÷èíÿþùåãîñÿ óæå ìèòðîïîëèòó Ñåðãèþ è åãî Ñèíîäó (áûòü ìîæåò, ïî èñêðåííåìó íåâåäåíèþ îáðàçà ìûñëåé ñâîåãî ìèòðîïîëèòà), áûëî áû ïðîÿâëåíèåì äîñòàòî÷íîé ñòåïåíè öåðêîâíîé òåðïèìîñòè, åñëè áû îí, â ñëó÷àå îáðàùåíèÿ ê íåìó öåðêîâíî-ïðèõîäñêîé îáùèíû, ñîáëàçíÿþùåéñÿ öåðêîâíûìè ìåðîïðèÿòèÿìè ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ, ïðèçíàë çàêîííîñòü æåëàíèÿ ýòîé îáùèíû áûòü â êàíîíè÷åñêîì îáùåíèè òîëüêî ñî ñâîèì åïàðõèàëüíûì àðõèïàñòûðåì, ìèòðîïîëèòîì Êèðèëëîì, è ñîãëàñèëñÿ áû ïîñâÿòèòü äëÿ íå¸ âî ñâÿùåííèêè èçáðàííîãî è ïðåäñòàâëåííîãî ñàìèì ïðèõîäîì êàíäèäàòà. Åñëè áû ñî ñòîðîíû ïðèõîæàí òàêàÿ ïðîñüáà äåéñòâèòåëüíî ïîñòóïèëà ê îäíîìó èç âèêàðèåâ êàçàíñêèõ, òî ÿ ãîòîâ áûë áû ïîäêðåïèòü å¸ â ñëó÷àå íàäîáíîñòè ñâîèì îáðàùåíèåì ê ó÷àñòâóþùåìó â äåëå âèêàðèþ, ñ ïèñüìåííûì ñîâåòîì èñïîëíèòü æåëàíèå ïðèõîäà, ïî íàäëåæàùåì óäîñòîâåðåíèè ïðàâîñïîñîáíîñòè ïðåäñòàâëÿåìîãî êàíäèäàòà ê ïðîõîæäåíèþ ïàñòûðñêîãî ñëóæåíèÿ íå ïðèíèìàÿ âî âíèìàíèå åãî îòíîøåíèÿ ê ìèòðîïîëèòó Ñåðãèþ è òàê íàçûâàåìîìó Âðåìåííîìó Ïàòðèàðøåìó Ñèíîäó. Äëÿ ìûñëÿùèõ ñåáÿ â ñîñòàâå êàçàíñêîé ïàñòâû îáðàùåíèå çà öåðêîâíûì îêîðìëåíèåì, ïî ïðèìåðó âÿòñêèõ áàòþøåê, êîìó-ëèáî èç èíîåïàðõèàëüíûõ àðõèåðååâ áûëî áû íåîñòîðîæíûì ïîâðåæäåíèå ñâîåé êàíîíè÷åñêîé ñâÿçè ñ Öåðêîâüþ Âñåëåíñêîé. Äëÿ âÿòñêèõ áàòþøåê, íàõîäÿùèõñÿ â îáùåíèè ñ åïèñêîïîì Âèêòîðîì [Îñòðîâèäîâûì], òàêîå îêîðìëåíèå íàõîäèò ñåáå îñíîâàíèå â òîì, ÷òî åïèñêîï Âèêòîð, ëèøåííûé óæå ôèçè÷åñêîé âîçìîæíîñòè ñâÿùåííîäåéñòâîâàòü â õðàìå â áûòíîñòü ñâîþ â Ëåíèíãðàäå ñàì íàïðàâèë ñâîèõ ñòàâëåííèêîâ äëÿ ðóêîïîëîæåíèÿ â ñâÿùåííèêè ê îäíîìó èç òàìîøíèõ àðõèåðååâ. Äëÿ Êàçàíè òàêîé ïîðÿäîê ÿ íàõîæó ïîêà ïðåæäåâðåìåííûì.
Êèðèëë, ìèòðîïîëèò Êàçàíñêèé è Ñâèÿæñêèé.
2(15) ìàÿ 1929 ã.
Ñòàíîê Õàíòàéêà, Òóðóõàíñêîãî ðàéîíà, Êðàñíîÿðñêîãî îêðóãà.
Àðõèâ ñîñòàâèòåëÿ. Àêòû, ñ. 637-641.
1929. Âòîðîå ïèñüìî ("Îòçûâ") ìèòðîïîëèòà Êàçàíñêîãî è Ñâèÿæñêîãî Êèðèëëà [Ñìèðíîâà] Çàìåñòèòåëþ Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ ìèòðîïîëèòó Íèæåãîðîäñêîìó Ñåðãèþ [Ñòðàãîðîäñêîìó]. Åíèñåéñê*
Åãî Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåíñòâó, Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåííåéøåìó Ñåðãèþ, ìèòðîïîëèòó Íèæåãîðîäñêîìó, Çàìåñòèòåëþ Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ Êèðèëëà, ìèòðîïîëèòà Êàçàíñêîãî è Ñâèÿæñêîãî
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Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåííåéøèé Âëàäûêî,
19 îêòÿáðÿ 1929 ã. óïîëíîìî÷åííûì îò êàíöåëÿðèè òàê íàçûâàåìîãî Âðåìåííîãî Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ñèíîäà äîñòàâëåíî ìíå ïèñüìî Âàøå îò 18 ñåíòÿáðÿ ñ.ã. çà ¹ 3193. Íå ñòàíó îñïàðèâàòü æåëàòåëüíîé Âàì òåðìèíîëîãèè äëÿ îáîçíà÷åíèÿ Âàøèõ öåðêîâíûõ ïîëíîìî÷èé (äåëî íå â òåðìèíàõ, à â äåëå), íî ñî âñåþ ðåøèòåëüíîñòüþ îòðèöàÿ ïðèïèñûâàåìóþ ìíå Âàìè ñêëîííîñòü «èãðàòü» òåðìèíîì «Çàìåñòèòåëü», ïðîäîëæàþ äóìàòü è óòâåðæäàòü, ÷òî Âû äåéñòâèòåëüíî ïðåâçîøëè «âñÿêóþ ìåðó ñàìîâëàñòèÿ, ïîñÿãíóâ ñàìî÷èííî íà ñàìûå îñíîâû íàøåãî ïàòðèàðøåãî ñòðîÿ». Ñèíîäà ñ òàêèìè ïðàâèòåëüñòâåííûìè îêàçàòåëüñòâàìè, êàê ïðè Âàñ ó÷ðåæäåííûé è äåéñòâóþùèé Ñèíîä, Ðóññêàÿ Öåðêîâü íå çíàëà íè ïðè Ïàòðèàðõå, íè ïðè ìèòðîïîëèòå Ïåòðå. Îòêàçàâøèñü â ñèëó Âàøèõ ðàçúÿñíåíèè 1926 ã. îò ó÷ðåæäåíèÿ Êîëëåãèè äëÿ óïðàâëåíèÿ öåðêîâíûìè äåëàìè, ìèòðîïîëèò Ïåòð íå âíÿë, îäíàêî, è Âàøåìó ïðåäëîæåíèþ îòíîñèòåëüíî Ñèíîäà, îïàñàÿñü, íåñîìíåííî, ñîçäàòü òó æå Êîëëåãèþ ïîä äðóãèì òîëüêî èìåíåì. ×åðåç ïîëòîðà ãîäà ïîñëå ýòîãî Âû ñîçäàëè å¸ ïî ñîáñòâåííîé èíèöèàòèâå. Ñêîëüêî áû Âû íè óñïîêàèâàëè âåðóþùåå ñîçíàíèå çàÿâëåíèÿìè, ÷òî Ñèíîä Âàø îòíþäü íå ïðèçâàí çàìåíèòü åäèíîëè÷íîå âîçãëàâëåíèå Öåðêâè, äëÿ âñåõ âñå-òàêè îñòàåòñÿ î÷åâèäíûì, ÷òî ïðàâèòå Âû Öåðêîâüþ ñ Ñèíîäîì, îáúÿâëÿÿ, ÷òî íå ìîæåòå ïðèãëàñèòü â ïîìîùü ñåáå áðàòèé-ñîåïèñêîïîâ èíà÷å, êàê â êà÷åñòâå ñîïðàâèòåëåé. Îñîáåííî æå ïðàâèòåëüñòâåííîå çíà÷åíèå Âàøåãî Ñèíîäà ïîä÷åðêèâàåòñÿ ïðèðàâíåíèåì åãî ê òîìó Ñèíîäó, êîòîðûé â ñâîå âðåìÿ ïðèøåë íà ñìåíó ïàòðèàðøåñòâó è óïðàâëÿë Ðóññêîé Öåðêîâüþ äî âîññòàíîâëåíèÿ åãî â 1917 ã.  ðàñïðîñòðàíÿåìîì ñ ñèíîäñêèì çàñâèäåòåëüñòâîâàíèåì ïîäëèííîñòè ïèñüìå àðõèåïèñêîïà Èëàðèîíà [Òðîèöêîãî] îñíîâíàÿ àðãóìåíòàöèÿ àâòîðà ïîêîèòñÿ íà ìûñëè, ÷òî Ñèíîä Âàø è Ñâÿòåéøèé Ïðàâèòåëüñòâóþùèé Ñèíîä, Ó÷ðåæäåííûé â 1721 ã., «ÿâëåíèÿ îäíîãî è òîãî æå ïîðÿäêà è äîñòîèíñòâà». Åñëè áû ýòà ìûñëü áûëà ÷óæäà Âàì, Âû, êîíå÷íî, íå áëàãîñëîâèëè áû ðàññûëàòü ïîäîáíûé äîêóìåíò â íàçèäàíèå äðóãèì. Ìûñëè ýòîé íèñêîëüêî íå îñëàáëÿþò è ïîïûòêè Âàøè îòäåëèòü âîçãëàâëåíèå Öåðêâè îò Ÿ óïðàâëåíèÿ. Îáû÷íîå öåðêîâíîå ñîçíàíèå íå ìîæåò ìûñëèòü èõ ðàçäåëüíî, è äëÿ ìåíÿ, íàïðèìåð, îñòàåòñÿ íåñîìíåííûì, ÷òî ñ ó÷ðåæäåíèåì Âàøåãî Ñèíîäà ïðåä Öåðêîâüþ âñòàëà óæå íå óãðîçà öåëîñòè ïàòðèàðøåãî ñòðîÿ, à äåéñòâèòåëüíàÿ ïîäìåíà ýòîãî ñòðîÿ ñèíîäàëüíûì óïðàâëåíèåì. Ïðè íàëè÷èè òàêîãî óïðàâëåíèÿ Âàøà åäèíîëè÷íàÿ ïðååìñòâåííàÿ âëàñòü, êîíå÷íî, ïðèîñòàíîâèëà ñâîþ äåéñòâåííîñòü è îáíàðóæåíèå. Âû ñàìè îòêàçàëèñü îò ýòîé âëàñòè, ðàñïûëèâøè ïðèíÿòóþ íà ñåáÿ îòâåòñòâåííîñòü çà õîä öåðêîâíîé æèçíè íà áåçîòâåòñòâåííóþ Êîëëåãèþ. Îñòàâàÿñü ïîñëåäîâàòåëüíûì, Âû ïðè ñóùåñòâîâàíèè Âàøåãî ñîïðàâèòåëÿ-Ñèíîäà íå äîëæíû óæå ïðèíèìàòü ïî äåëàì îñîáîé öåðêîâíîé âàæíîñòè åäèíîëè÷íûõ ðåøåíèé, íå ïðîâåðåííûõ è íå çàêðåïë¸ííûõ ñèíîäñêèì ïîñòàíîâëåíèåì. Åäèíîëè÷íûå Âàøè âûñòóïëåíèÿ ïî òàêèì äåëàì âîçìîæíû òîëüêî ïî ïîðó÷åíèþ Ñèíîäà íå êàê âîçãëàâëÿþùåãî Öåðêîâü, à êàê äîâåðåííîãî ïðåäñòàâèòåëÿ îò Ÿ âîçãëàâëåíèÿ. Ïðèíÿòü, íàïðèìåð, ïî îòíîøåíèþ êî ìíå ìåðû êàíîíè÷åñêîãî ïðåùåíèÿ áåç Âàøåãî Ñèíîäà Âû óæå íå ìîæåòå, ïîòîìó ÷òî òàêîå åäèíîëè÷íîå ðàñïîðÿæåíèå áûëî áû ðàâíîñèëüíî óíè÷òîæåíèþ Âàøåãî Ñèíîäà, à îáúÿâëåíèå ýòîãî ïðåùåíèÿ ïî êîëëåãèàëüíîìó Âàøåìó ðåøåíèþ ñ Ñèíîäîì íåïðèåìëåìî äëÿ ìåíÿ ïîòîìó, ÷òî ÿ ìûñëþ ñåáÿ â Öåðêâè, óíàñëåäîâàâøåé îò ïî÷èâøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà åäèíîëè÷íóþ âëàñòü. Ïðàâäà, Âû óñïîêàèâàåòå ñåáÿ ïðåäïîëîæåíèåì, ÷òî «êàê áóäòî áû íå îòñòóïèëè îò ëèíèè äåéñòâèé Ñâÿòåéøåãî, êîãäà, âîñïîëüçîâàâøèñü ðåãèñòðàöèåé, ó÷ðåäèëè ïðè ñåáå Ñèíîä», íî ýòî ñïðàâåäëèâî òîëüêî äëÿ ëèíèè âíåøíèõ äåéñòâèé Ñâÿòåéøåãî. Ïîäîáíî åìó, Âû ñîñòàâëÿåòå ñïèñêè ïðèãëàøàåìûõ ÷ëåíîâ Ñèíîäà, ïðèãëàøàåòå èõ è ò.ï., íî, â îòëè÷èå îò îáðàçà ïîâåäåíèÿ Ïàòðèàðõà, äåëàåòå Ñèíîä Âàøèì ñîïðàâèòåëåì, ÷òîáû, êàê çàÿâëÿåòå Âû, íå ïðàâèòü ìîíàðõè÷åñêè. Íî ïî÷èâøèé Ïàòðèàðõ íå ïðàâèë ìîíàðõè÷åñêè. Îí èìåë è ïîñòîÿííûõ îêîëî ñåáÿ ñîâåòíèêîâ, íàçûâàÿ ñîâîêóïíîñòü èõ Ñèíîäîì, ïîëüçîâàëñÿ äëÿ ïðîâåðêè ñâîåé àðõèïàñòûðñêîé ñîâåñòè è ñóæäåíèÿìè ïðèëó÷èâøèõñÿ àðõèåðååâ, íî íèêîãî íå ñòàâèë ðÿäîì ñ ñîáîþ äëÿ ïåðåëîæåíèÿ îòâåòñòâåííîñòè ñ ñâîåé ãîëîâû íà äðóãèå. Ïðè íåì âñå ðàñïîðÿäèòåëüíûå ðåøåíèÿ ïî Öåðêâè áûëè è âîñïðèíèìàëèñü Åþ êàê åäèíîëè÷íûå ðàñïîðÿæåíèÿ Ñâÿòåéøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà. Âñïîìíèòå õîòÿ áû èñòîðèþ êðàòêîâðåìåííîãî ñóùåñòâîâàíèÿ â öåðêîâíîé æèçíè íîâîãî ñòèëÿ. Ââåä¸í îí áûë ñ ó÷àñòèåì òàê íàçûâàåìîãî Ñèíîäà, à îòìåíåí ðåçîëþöèåé Ïàòðèàðõà åäèíîëè÷íî, ÿñíî, ÷òî è ââåäåíèå ñòèëÿ, è îòìåíó åãî Ïàòðèàðõ áðàë èñêëþ÷èòåëüíî íà ñâîþ îòâåòñòâåííîñòü, Ñèíîä æå ïðè íåì ïðèñóòñòâîâàë, òî â ñîñòàâå ñîâåòíèêà, òî êàê ñâèäåòåëü ñîâåðøèâøåãîñÿ. Ïðèâîäèìàÿ Âàìè ðåçîëþöèÿ îò 18 èþíÿ (1 èþëÿ) 1924 ã. çà ¹ 410 äîñòàòî÷íî îòðàæàåò ïîëîæåíèå òîãäàøíåãî Ñèíîäà, êàê íåêîåãî âðåìåííîãî ïðèâåñêà, òî íóæíîãî è ñóùåñòâóþùåãî, òî íåò. Ðåçîëþöèÿ æå Ñâÿòåéøåãî îò 26 èþíÿ (9 èþëÿ) 1924 ã. çà ¹ 523 îá îòêàçå îò ó÷ðåæäåíèÿ ïðè í¸ì ÂÖÓ óñòàíàâëèâàåò ïðåä íàìè è òîò îñíîâíîé ïðèíöèï, êîòîðûì âñåãäà ðóêîâîäèëñÿ Ñâÿòåéøèé â ñâîåì óïðàâëåíèè Öåðêîâüþ. Ìíå ýòà ðåçîëþöèÿ èçâåñòíà â ñëåäóþùåé ðåäàêöèè: «Áëàãîäàðþ çà âûðàæåíèå ÷óâñòâà âåðíîñòè. Ïðîøó âåðèòü, ÷òî ÿ íå ïîéäó íà ñîãëàøåíèÿ è óñòóïêè, êîòîðûå ìîãëè áû óãðîæàòü öåëîñòè Ïðàâîñëàâèÿ. Åñëè æå ïåðåãîâîðû ñ î. Êðàñíèöêèì, îñîáåííî â ãàçåòíîé ïåðåäà÷å î. Êðàñíèöêîãî, âìåñòî ðàäîñòè âîçáóæäàþò òðåâîãó è îïàñåíèÿ, î ÷¸ì ñâèäåòåëüñòâóþò ìíîãî÷èñëåííûå çàÿâëåíèÿ àðõèïàñòûðåé, ïàñòûðåé è ìèðÿí, òî íàõîæó áëàãîâðåìåííûì ñîâåðøåííî ïðåêðàòèòü ïåðåãîâîðû ñ î. Êðàñíèöêèì î ïðèìèðåíèè è ïîäïèñè íà æóðíàëå îò 8(21) ìàÿ 1924 ã. îá ó÷ðåæäåíèè ïðè ìíå ÂÖÓ ñ÷èòàòü íåäåéñòâèòåëüíûìè». Íàëè÷èå òðåâîãè è îïàñåíèé â öåðêîâíîì îáùåñòâå çàñòàâëÿþò Ñâÿòåéøåãî îòêàçàòüñÿ îò ìåðîïðèÿòèÿ, âûçûâàþùåãî ýòè îïàñåíèÿ. Äàâíî óæå íåò íåäîñòàòêà â âûðàæåíèÿõ ïðåä Âàìè ñî ñòîðîíû àðõèïàñòûðåé, ïàñòûðåé è ìèðÿí îùóùåíèé îïàñåíèé è ïðÿìûõ ïðîòåñòîâ ïî ïîâîäó ñîâåðøàåìîé Âàìè ðåôîðìû öåðêîâíîãî óïðàâëåíèÿ. Îêàçàâøèñü â ïîëîæåíèè, ïîäîáíîì òîìó, â êàêîì Ñâÿòåéøèé íàøåë â ñåáå ìóæåñòâî ïðèíÿòü ðåøåíèå, ôîðìóëèðîâàííîå âûøåïðèâåäåííîé ðåçîëþöèåé, ïîñëåäóéòå äëÿ óñïîêîåíèÿ Öåðêâè äåéñòâèòåëüíî ïðèìåðó Ñâÿòåéøåãî è, åñëè âìåñòî ðàäîñòè ó÷ðåæäåíèå Âàìè Ñèíîäà âîçáóæäàåò òðèâîãè, îïàñåíèÿ è ñòðàñòíûå ñïîðû, íàéäèòå áëàãîâðåìåííûì ðàñïóñòèòü Âàø Ñèíîä, óñïîêîéòå ñìóùåííûå äóøè, ñ ëþáîâèþ îòäàâøèåñÿ Âàøåìó ðóêîâîäñòâó, ïîêà íå ñòàíîâèëèñü Âû íà ïóòü íåíóæíûõ íîâøåñòâ. Äóìàþ, ÷òî ýòè äóøè è èõ íè÷åì íå ñìóùàåìàÿ ñîâåñòü â îáùåíèè ñ Öåðêîâüþ è Ÿ ñëóæèòåëÿìè ãîðàçäî öåííåå äëÿ Öåðêâè è âàæíåå äëÿ îáùåãî â íåé ñïàñåíèÿ, ÷åì íàñòîé÷èâîå ñîõðàíåíèå â æèçíè öåðêîâíîé ñïîðíûõ ó÷ðåæäåíèé, áûòü ìîæåò ïîëåçíûõ â íåêîòîðûõ æèòåéñêèõ îòíîøåíèÿõ, íî íå ìîãóùèõ ýòîé ïîëåçíîñòüþ ïîãàñèòü âðåä, ïðè÷èíåííûé íåïîäîáàþùèì ïîðÿäêîì ñâîåãî âîçíèêíîâåíèÿ. Óâåðåí, ÷òî åñëè áû Âàøå Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåíñòâî âî èìÿ ñîõðàíåíèÿ öåðêîâíîãî èñïîëíåíèÿ ïîñëåäîâàëè ìîåìó ñîâåòó, òî âñå óïîìèíàåìûå Âàìè â ïèñüìå êî ìíå ïðîòèâíèêè Âàøè ñíîâà ñ ëþáîâüþ âîçâðàòèëèñü áû ïîä Âàøå ðóêîâîäñòâî è ïðåêðàòèëàñü áû äëÿ Âàñ íàäîáíîñòü ðàñòî÷àòü íîâûå è íîâûå ïðåùåíèÿ è ìåíÿ îáúÿâëÿòü «ó÷èòåëåì áåñ÷èíèÿ» ñî âñåìè ïîñëåäñòâèÿìè òàêîãî ó÷èòåëüñòâà. Åñëè æå Âû íàéäåòå äëÿ ñåáÿ ïîçâîëèòåëüíûì è íåîáõîäèìûì óòâåðäèòü çà ìíîé ýòîò ïëà÷åâíûé òèòóë, ÿ áóäó çíàòü, ÷òî ïîëó÷èë åãî çà òî, ÷òî ÿ ñ÷åë îáÿçàòåëüíûì äëÿ ñîâåñòè ñâîåé âñëóõ íàçâàòü äåéñòâèòåëüíûé èñòî÷íèê ðàçâèâàþùåãîñÿ ó íàñ çà ïîñëåäíèå äâà ãîäà öåðêîâíîãî áåñ÷èíèÿ. Ïðîòèâ íåîáõîäèìîñòè äëÿ Âàñ ïðåäâàðèòåëüíîé ïðîâåðêè ñâîèõ öåðêîâíûõ ìåðîïðèÿòèé ãîëîñîì ñîáðàòèé íèêòî âîçðàæàòü íå ìîæåò. Ñîâåùàéòåñü è ñ ïðèëó÷èâøèìèñÿ àðõèïàñòûðÿìè, è ñ òåìè, êîãî ñðåäè ñâîèõ ñîáðàòèé íàéäåòå íàèáîëåå îïûòíûìè è àâòîðèòåòíûìè, èìåéòå, åñëè óãîäíî, è ïîñòîÿííûõ ïðè ñåáå ñîâåòíèêîâ, íî òàêîå âñïîìîãàòåëüíî-ñîâåùàòåëüíîå, à íå ïðàâèòåëüñòâåííîå çíà÷åíèå èõ ïîñòîÿííîãî ñîòðóäíè÷åñòâà ñ Âàìè óñòàíîâèòå âî âñåóñëûøàíèå, ñ òàêîþ ÿñíîñòüþ, ÷òîáû íå îñòàâàëîñü óæå íàäîáíîñòè ðàçúÿñíÿòü, ÷òî ðàçóìåëè Âû ïîä òåì èëè äðóãèì óïîòðåáëåííûì Âàìè âûðàæåíèåì. Ýòî Âàì ñëåäóåò ñäåëàòü íåçàâèñèìî îò ðåøåíèÿ âîïðîñà î òîì, ðàâíû ëè Âàøè ïðàâà ñ ïðàâàìè ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà. Íî â óñòðàíåíèå ëîæíûõ ïðåäñòàâëåíèé íåîáõîäèìî óñòàíîâèòü äåéñòâèòåëüíóþ ïðèðîäó è ãðàíèöû Âàøèõ ïðàâ.  ïèñüìå ê êàêîìó-òî íåäîóìåâàþùåìó î. ïðîòîèåðåþ îò 1(14) ìàðòà 1928 ã. Âû ãîâîðèòå: «Ñâ. Ïàòðèàðõ âñå ïðàâà è îáÿçàííîñòè Ïàòðèàðõà ïåðåäàë ìèòðîïîëèòó Ïåòðó (êîòîðîãî, â ñóùíîñòè, ïðàâèëüíåå áûëî áû íàçâàòü íå Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëåì, à è.ä. Ïàòðèàðõà), à ïîñëåäíèé áåç âñÿêèõ îãðàíè÷åíèé ïåðåäàë ýòè ïðàâà ìíå». Óòâåðæäàÿ ýòî, Âàøå Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåíñòâî íå çàìå÷àåòå âåñüìà ñóùåñòâåííîé ðàçíèöû ìåæäó ìèòðîïîëèòîì Ïåòðîì è Âàìè â ïîðÿäêå ïðàâîïðååìñòâà. Ìèòðîïîëèò Ïåòð ïðèíÿë ñâîè öåðêîâíûå ïîëíîìî÷èÿ ïîñëå Ïàòðèàðõà ñêîí÷àâøåãîñÿ è ÿâëÿåòñÿ åäèíûì íîñèòåëåì îñòàâëåííûõ ïðàâ, â êàêîâîì äîñòîèíñòâå è áûë óòâåðæäåí â äåíü... [ïðîïóùåíî ñëîâî «ïîãðåáåíèÿ»? Ñîñò.] Ñâÿòåéøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà ñîáðàâøèìèñÿ íà ïîãðåáåíèå, â çíà÷èòåëüíîì êîëè÷åñòâå åïèñêîïàìè, çàêðåïèâøèìè ýòî ïðèçíàíèå îñîáûì àêòîì. Âû ñâîè ïîëíîìî÷èÿ âîñïðèíÿëè îò ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà, ïóñòü äàæå áåç îãðàíè÷åíèé, íî â ïîëüçîâàíèè èìè Âàñ îãðàíè÷èâàåò ñóùåñòâîâàíèå ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà êàê Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ. Îò ñâîèõ ïðàâ ïî ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëüñòâó îí íå îòêàçûâàëñÿ è äî ñèõ ïîð îñòàåòñÿ è ïðèçíàåòñÿ Öåðêîâüþ â ñâîåì äîñòîèíñòâå.  êà÷åñòâå Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ îí âûñòóïàåò ïåðåä Öåðêîâüþ ñ ïîñëàíèÿìè è ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíûìè ïðåäëîæåíèÿìè, îñòàâëÿÿ çà Âàìè îòïðàâëåíèå âîçëîæåííûõ íà Âàñ åæåäíåâíûõ îáÿçàííîñòåé ïî öåðêîâíîìó óïðàâëåíèþ. Òàêîâî ïîñëàíèå åãî ê àðõèïàñòûðÿì, ïàñòûðÿì è âñåì ÷àäàì Ðîññèéñêîé Ïðàâîñëàâíîé Öåðêâè, èçäàííîå 19 äåêàáðÿ 1926 ã. (1 ÿíâàðÿ 1927 ã.) â ã. Ïåðìè. Èç ýòîãî ïîñëàíèÿ, êàê òàêîâîãî, óñìàòðèâàåòñÿ, êðîìå òîãî, öåëûé ðÿä äåëîâûõ ñíîøåíèé â 1926 ã. ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà [Ïîëÿíñêîãî] êàê äåéñòâèòåëüíîãî Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ ñ ìèòðîïîëèòîì Àãàôàíãåëîì. Ñòàíîâÿñü íà Âàøó òî÷êó çðåíèÿ ðàâåíñòâà Âàøèõ ïðàâ ñ ïðàâàìè ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà, ìû, ïðè íàëè÷èè ïîäîáíûõ àêòîâ, èìåëè áû îäíîâðåìåííî äâà âîçãëàâëåíèÿ íàøåé Öåðêâè: ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà è Âàñ. Íî ýòîãî â Öåðêâè áûòü íå ìîæåò, è Âàøè ïðàâà â íåé òîëüêî îòðàæåíèå ïðàâ ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà è ñàìîñòîÿòåëüíîãî ñâåòîëó÷åíèÿ íå èìåþò. Ïðèíÿòèå æå Âàìè ñâîèõ ïîëíîìî÷èé îò ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà áåç âîñïðèÿòèÿ èõ Öåðêîâüþ â òîì ïîðÿäêå, êàê ñîâåðøèëîñü âîñïðèÿòèå ïðàâ ñàìîãî ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà, ò.å. áåç óòâåðæäåíèÿ åïèñêîïàòîì, ñòàâèò Âàñ ïåðåä Öåðêîâüþ â ïîëîæåíèå òîëüêî ëè÷íîãî óïîëíîìî÷åííîãî ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà, äëÿ îáåñïå÷åíèÿ íà âðåìÿ åãî îòñóòñòâèÿ ñîõðàííîñòè ïðèíÿòîãî èì êóðñà öåðêîâíîãî óïðàâëåíèÿ, íî íå â ïîëîæåíèå çàìåíÿþùåãî ãëàâó Öåðêâè, èëè «ïåðâîãî åïèñêîïà ñòðàíû». Ïîýòîìó ìåíÿÿ î÷åíü ñìóòèëî â ñâîå âðåìÿ ïèñüìî Âàøå ê ìèòðîïîëèòó Àãàôàíãåëó, êîòîðîìó 17(30) àïðåëÿ 1926 ã. Âû ïèñàëè, ìåæäó ïðî÷èì, ñëåäóþùåå (ïîä÷åðêèâàåòñÿ ìíîþ): «Ìèòðîïîëèò Ïåòð ïèñüìîì îò 22 àïðåëÿ (ìíå ðàçðåøèëè ñ íèì â Ìîñêâå îáìåíÿòüñÿ ïèñüìàìè ïî ïîâîäó Âàøåãî ïîñëàíèÿ) ñîâåðøåííî îïðåäåëåííî çàÿâèë ìíå, ÷òî îí ñ÷èòàåò îáÿçàòåëüíûì äëÿ ñåáÿ îñòàòüñÿ Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëåì, õîòÿ áû îí áûë íå íà ñâîáîäå, à «íàçíà÷åííûé èì Çàìåñòèòåëü íåñ¸ò ñâîè îáÿçàííîñòè äî îêîí÷àíèÿ äåëà» ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà. «Êîíå÷íî, ïðîäîëæàåòå Âû, åñëè áû Âàøè (ò. å. ìèòðîïîëèòà Àãàôàíãåëà Ïðåîáðàæåíñêîãî) ïðèòÿçàíèÿ íà ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëüñòâî áûëè äëÿ âñåõ î÷åâèäíû è áåññïîðíû, ÿ áû (ìèòðîïîëèò Ñåðãèé Ñòðàãîðîäñêèé) íè ìèíóòû íå êîëåáàëñÿ ïåðåäàòü Âàì óïðàâëåíèå, íåñìîòðÿ íà íåæåëàíèå ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà». Òàêèì çàÿâëåíèåì, Âëàäûêî, Âû ïåðâûé èç âñåõ âûñòóïèëè èäåîëîãîì áîëåå ÷åì ñâîáîäíîãî îòíîøåíèÿ ê 15-ìó ïðàâèëó Äâóêðàòíîãî Ñîáîðà è äðóãèì, íà îñíîâàíèè êîòîðûõ óùåäðÿåòå ïðîùåíèÿìè íà îòêàçûâàþùèõ Âàì â ïîâèíîâåíèè ïîòîìó èìåííî, ÷òî ïðèòÿçàíèå Âàøå íà ðàâíîå è äàæå âûñøåå ïîëîæåíèå ñðàâíèòåëüíî ñ Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëåì íå äëÿ âñåõ î÷åâèäíû è áåññïîðíû. Çàáâåíèå äóõà ñèõ ïðàâèë ñêàçûâàåòñÿ, ìåæäó ïðî÷èì, è â Âàøåé ïîñòîÿííîé ñêëîííîñòè ñòàâèòü ñâîþ äåÿòåëüíîñòü â íåïîñðåäñòâåííóþ ñâÿçü ñ èìåíåì ïî÷èâøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà. Àâòîðèòåò Ñâÿòåéøåãî èìååò, êîíå÷íî, äëÿ âñåõ ãðîìàäíîå çíà÷åíèå. Îäíàêî åñëè áû Âû «çíàëè ñâîþ ìåðó» è äåéñòâîâàëè ïî äóõó ñâ. êàíîíîâ, òî îñòåðåãàëèñü áû ïîñòîÿííî àïåëëèðîâàòü ê ýòîìó àâòîðèòåòó, òàê ñêàçàòü, ÷åðåç ãîëîâó ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà, îò êîòîðîãî Âû ïîëó÷èëè ñâîè ïîëíîìî÷èÿ, è èñïðîøåíèå ñîãëàñèÿ ìèòðîïîëèòà Ïåòðà íà Âàøè ìåðîïðèÿòèÿ èñêëþ÷èòåëüíîé âàæíîñòè äîëæíî áûòü äëÿ Âàñ è äëÿ Öåðêâè ðó÷àòåëüñòâîì, ÷òî Âû ïîäëèííî íå îòñòóïàåòå îò ëèíèè äåéñòâîâàíèÿ Ñâÿòåéøåãî. Âåäü ïîëíîìî÷èÿ-òî ïàòðèàðøèå ïåðåøëè íåïîñðåäñòâåííî îò Ïàòðèàðõà íå ê Âàì, à ê ìèòðîïîëèòó Ïåòðó, è Âàì ñëåäóåò ñîõðàíÿòü ïî îòíîøåíèþ ê íåìó äëÿ âñåõ íàñ îáÿçàòåëüíóþ âåðíîñòü. Êàê áû íè ïîä÷åðêèâàëè Âû ñòðîãîñòü ñóæäåíèÿ êàíîíîâ, íà êàêèå ññûëàåòåñü â îáëè÷åíèå íåïîñëóøíûõ Âàì, Âàøè òîëêîâàíèÿ ïðîèçâîäÿò ìàëîå âïå÷àòëåíèå è íà íåïîñëóøíûõ è íà âñ¸ öåðêîâíîå îáùåñòâî, ñîâåðøåííî ïåðåñòàþùåå äîâåðÿòü äèàëåêòè÷åñêîé êàíîíèêå, ðàçâèâøåéñÿ ó Âàñ äî óæàñàþùèõ ðàçìåðîâ ñ ïîÿâëåíèåì îáíîâëåí÷åñòâà. Âñïîìíèòå, êàê íà îñíîâàíèè êàíîíè÷åñêîãî áóêâàëèçìà ó÷ðåäèòåëüíûé, îáíîâëåí÷åñêèé òàê íàçûâàåìûé Ñîáîð 1923 ã. îñóäèë Ïàòðèàðõà íå òîëüêî íà ëèøåíèå ñàíà, íî è ìîíàøåñòâà. Ïîýòîìó íå çëîóïîòðåáëÿéòå, Âëàäûêî, áóêâîé êàíîíè÷åñêèõ íîðì, ÷òîáû îò ñâÿòûõ êàíîíîâ íå îñòàëèñü ó íàñ ïðîñòî êàíîíû. Öåðêîâíàÿ æèçíü â ïîñëåäíèå ãîäû ñëàãàåòñÿ è ñîâåðøàåòñÿ íå ïî áóêâàëüíîìó ñìûñëó êàíîíîâ. Ñàìûé ïåðåõîä ïàòðèàðøèõ ïðàâ è îáÿçàííîñòåé ê ìèòðîïîëèòó Ïåòðó ñîâåðøèëñÿ â íåáûâàëîì è íåâåäîìîì äëÿ êàíîíîâ ïîðÿäêå, íî öåðêîâíîå ñîçíàíèå âîñïðèíÿëî ýòîò íåáûâàëûé ïîðÿäîê êàê ñðåäñòâî ñîõðàíåíèÿ öåëîñòè ïàòðèàðøåãî ñòðîÿ, ñ÷èòàÿ ïîñëåäíèé ãëàâíûì îáåñïå÷åíèåì íàøåãî ïðàâîñëàâíîãî áûòèÿ, îñîáåííî ââèäó îáíîâëåí÷åñêîãî îòðèöàíèÿ èäåè Ïàòðèàðøåñòâà. Ïîýòîìó è îòíîøåíèå âñåãî öåðêîâíîãî èñïîëíåíèÿ ê íåïîâðåæä¸ííîìó õðàíåíèþ óíàñëåäîâàííîãî îò Ñâÿòåéøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà ñòðîÿ ñòàëî íå ïðîñòî ïîñëóøàíèåì ýòîìó ñòðîþ ïî áóêâå êàíîíîâ, íî ñ ïñèõîëîãè÷åñêîé íåîáõîäèìîñòüþ îáðàòèëîñü â íàñòîðîæèâøèéñÿ êîíòðîëü íàä öåðêîâíûìè âåðõàìè. Âñÿêîå ïðåòêíîâåíèå íà ýòîì ïóòè èëè òîëüêî ñîìíèòåëüíûé øàã êîãî-ëèáî èç àðõèïàñòûðåé è ïàñòûðåé âîñïðèíèìàåòñÿ íàèáîëåå ãîðÿ÷èìè îõðàíèòåëÿìè êàê îòñòóïëåíèå îò ÷èñòîòû Ïðàâîñëàâèÿ. Ýòîé ïñèõîëîãèè öåðêîâíîãî îáùåñòâà Âû íå ìîãëè íå çíàòü è íå äîëæíû áûëè â äåëå âðåìåííî äîâåðåííîãî Âàì óïðàâëåíèÿ Öåðêîâüþ ïðèáåãàòü ê ñïîðíûì ýêñïåðèìåíòàì; èëè æå äîëæíû áûëè òîò÷àñ æå îòêàçàòüñÿ îò íèõ, êàê òîëüêî ïîëó÷èëè çàñâèäåòåëüñòâîâàíèå èõ ñïîðíîñòè, ÷òîáû íå ñòàòü òåì, ÷åì Âû òåïåðü ñòàëè, ò. å. ãëàâíûì âèíîâíèêîì âñ¸ áîëåå óñèëèâàþùåãîñÿ ïîæàðà öåðêîâíîãî áåñ÷èíèÿ.  ýòîé ïñèõîëîãèè íàõîäèò ñåáå îáúÿñíåíèå è îïðàâäàíèå îòõîä îò Âàøåãî öåðêîâíîãî óïðàâëåíèÿ ëþäåé, äëÿ êîòîðûõ âíóòðåííÿÿ êàíîíè÷åñêàÿ ïðàâäà, â ÷àñòíîñòè, ïðàâäà 14, 13 è 15-ãî ïðàâèë Äâóêðàòíîãî Ñîáîðà íå ìåíåå äîðîãà, ÷åì ÿ äëÿ Âàñ. Ýòî è çàñòàâëÿåò ðåâíóþùèõ óêàçûâàòü Âàì íà ñîâåðøàåìóþ Âàìè è ïî ñóùåñòâó, è òàêòè÷åñêè ðîêîâóþ ïîãðåøíîñòü â óñòðîåíèè áûòèÿ Ðîññèéñêîé Ïðàâîñëàâíîé Öåðêâè.  ýòîì ïóíêòå îáúåäèíÿþñü ñ íèìè è ÿ â ñâîèõ îòíîøåíèÿõ ê Âàì, íî îòíþäü íå â õóëàõ, î êàêèõ óïîìèíàåòå Âû â ñâîåì ïèñüìå. Î õóëàõ ýòèõ ÿ óçíàþ âïåðâûå îò Âàñ; î åäèíñòâåííî æå âîçìîæíîì äëÿ ìåíÿ îòíîøåíèè ê íèì Âû èìååòå ïîëíóþ âîçìîæíîñòü ñóäèòü õîòÿ áû ïî òîìó óæàñó, ñ êàêèì «îòòàëêèâàë ÿ îò ñåáÿ ìûñëü î áåçáëàãîäàòíîñòè ñîâåðøàåìûõ ñåðãèàíàìè ñâÿùåííîäåéñòâèé è òàèíñòâ». Âû ñàìè îòìå÷àåòå ýòîò ìîé óæàñ è, ïðèîáùàÿ ïîñëå ñåãî è ìåíÿ ê òàêèì õóëüíèêàì, ãîâîðèòå ïðîñòî íåïðàâäó. Åñëè õóëû òàêèå äåéñòâèòåëüíî êåì-íèáóäü ïðîèçíîñÿòñÿ, òî îíè ïëîä ëè÷íîãî òåìïåðàìåíòà ãîâîðÿùèõ, ïëîä ñêàæó Âàøèìè ñëîâàìè «áåñïðîñâåòíîé òåìíîòû îäíèõ è ïîòåðè äóõîâíîãî ðàâíîâåñèÿ äðóãèìè». È êàê ãîðüêî, Âëàäûêî, ÷òî ïîòåðþ äóõîâíîãî ðàâíîâåñèÿ îáíàðóæèâàåòå è Âû â ðàâíóþ ìåðó. Äëÿ ñâîåé õðèñòèàíñêîé ëþáâè, èìåþùåé ïî Âàøåìó ñîçíàíèþ «íåêîòîðóþ ñìåëîñòü âåðèòü, ÷òî ãðîçíîå èçðå÷åíèå Ãîñïîäà (Ìô 12.31) íå áóäåò ïðèìåíÿòüñÿ ê ýòèì íåñ÷àñòíûì ñî âñåþ ñòðîãîñòüþ», Âû, îäíàêî, íå îñìåëèâàåòåñü íàéòè áîëåå ëþáîâíûé ñïîñîá âîçäåéñòâîâàòü íà íèõ, êàê ïîñòàíîâëåíèå Âàøåãî Ñèíîäà îò 6 àâãóñòà 1929 ã. çà ¹ 1864, âîñïðåùàþùåå, íåñìîòðÿ íè íà êàêèå ïðîñüáû, îòïåâàòü óìåðøèõ â îò÷óæäåíèè îò Âàøåãî öåðêîâíîãî óïðàâëåíèÿ. Íå ãîâîðÿ óæå î ïåðåìàçûâàíèè êðåùåíûõ, òåì æå Ñâ. Ìèðîì ïîìàçàííûõ, êàêèì íàìàçóþò è ïîñëóøíûå Âàì ñâÿùåííèêè, èëè î ïåðåâåí÷àíèè âåí÷àííûõ.  àïðåëå Âû â çàáîòå î çàáëóäøèõ õëîïî÷åòå î ñíÿòèè êëÿòâ Ñîáîðà 1667 ã., à â àâãóñòå âûçâàííûé Âàøåé äåÿòåëüíîñòüþ íå äëÿ âñåõ åùå ÿñíûé ñïîð öåðêîâíûé çàêðåïëÿåòå êàê íåïðèìèðèìóþ öåðêîâíóþ âðàæäó. Íå çàáóäüòå, ÷òî âðàæäó òàêóþ Âû ñîçäàåòå ñâîèì ñèíîäñêèì ïîñòàíîâëåíèåì ãëàâíûì îáðàçîì ñ òåìè, êòî çà âðåìÿ ñóùåñòâîâàíèÿ îáíîâëåí÷åñòâà ðàçíûõ ïðèçûâîâ ñâîèì ïðàâîñëàâíûì ÷óòüåì, íå çíàÿ ïèñàíûõ çàêîíîâ, áåçîøèáî÷íî îïðåäåëÿëè ïîäëèííóþ öåðêîâíóþ ïðàâäó è âîçâðàùàëè ê íåé ñàìèõ ïàñòûðåé, ïîøàòíóâøèõñÿ áûëî íà ñâîåé öåðêîâíîé ñòåçå, âñëåäñòâèå êíèæíè÷åñêîãî ïîëüçîâàíèÿ ïèñàííûìè öåðêîâíûìè ïðàâèëàìè.  ïîñòàíîâëåíèè Âàøåãî Ñèíîäà çà ¹ 1864 ïîñëûøàëñÿ ìíå ïîäîáíûé æå ïðèãîâîð èóäåéñêèõ ïåðâîñâÿùåííèêîâ: «Íàðîä ñåé, èæå íå âåñòü çàêîíà, ïðîêëÿòà ñóòü» (Èí 7.49). Ïðîèñõîäèò ýòî îò òîãî, êîíå÷íî, ÷òî îòðèöàòåëüíîå îòíîøåíèå ê Âàøåé äåÿòåëüíîñòè ïî óïðàâëåíèþ öåðêîâíîìó Âû ñ Ñèíîäîì âîñïðèíèìàåòå êàê îòðèöàíèå ñàìîé Öåðêâè, Ÿ òàèíñòâ è âñåé Ÿ ñâÿòûíè. Ïîýòîìó æå Âàñ òàê èçóìëÿåò, ÷òî, âîçäåðæèâàÿñü îò ñîâåðøåíèÿ ñ Âàìè ëèòóðãèè, ÿ íå ñ÷èòàþ, îäíàêî, íè ñåáÿ, íè Âàñ ñòîÿùèìè âíå Öåðêâè. «Äëÿ öåðêîâíîãî ìûøëåíèÿ òàêàÿ òåîðèÿ ñîâåðøåííî íåïðèåìëåìà, çàÿâëÿåòå Âû, ýòî ïîïûòêà ñîõðàíèòü ë¸ä íà ãîðÿ÷åé ïëèòå». Åñëè â äàííîì ñëó÷àå åñòü ñ ìîåé ñòîðîíû ïîïûòêà, òî íå ê ñîõðàíåíèþ ëüäà íà ãîðÿ÷åé ïëèòå, à ê òîìó, ÷òîáû ðàñòîïèòü ë¸ä äèàëåêòè÷åñêè-êíèæíè÷åñêîãî ïîëüçîâàíèÿ êàíîíàìè è ñîõðàíèòü ñâÿòûíþ èõ äóõà. ß âîçäåðæèâàþñü ëèòóðãèñàòü ñ Âàìè íå ïîòîìó, ÷òî òàéíà Òåëà è Êðîâè Õðèñòîâûõ áóäòî áû íå ñîâåðøèòñÿ ïðè íàøåì ñîâìåñòíîì ñëóæåíèè, íî ïîòîìó, ÷òî ïðèîáùåíèå îò ÷àøè Ãîñïîäíåé îáîèì íàì áóäåò â ñóä è îñóæäåíèå, òàê êàê íàøå âíóòðåííåå íàñòðîåíèå, ñìóùàåìîå íåîäèíàêîâûì ïîíèìàíèåì ñâîèõ öåðêîâíûõ âçàèìîîòíîøåíèé, îòíèìåò ó íàñ âîçìîæíîñòü â ïîëíîì ñïîêîéñòâèè äóõà ïðèíîñèòü ìèëîñòü ìèðà, æåðòâó õâàëåíèÿ. Ïîýòîìó âî âñåé ïîëíîòå ñâî¸ âîçäåðæàíèå ÿ îòíîøó òîëüêî ê Âàì è åäèíîìûñëåííûì ñ Âàìè àðõèåðåÿì, íî íå ê ðÿäîâîìó äóõîâåíñòâó è òåì ìåíåå ê ìèðÿíàì. Ñðåäè ðÿäîâîãî äóõîâåíñòâà î÷åíü íåìíîãî ñîçíàòåëüíûõ èäåîëîãîâ Âàøåé öåðêîâíîé äåÿòåëüíîñòè. Áîëüøèíñòâî îñòà¸òñÿ ïîñëóøíûì Âàì, òàê ñêàçàòü, ïî èíåðöèè è íå ñìóòÿòñÿ â ñëó÷àå íàäîáíîñòè ó ìåíÿ èñïîâåäîâàòüñÿ, èñïîâåäîâàòü ìåíÿ è ñî ìíîþ ïðè÷àùàòüñÿ, íå ïðèâëåêàÿ ê äåëó ìî¸ îòíîøåíèå ê Âàì è Âàøå êî ìíå. Ïðèåìëÿ îò òàêîãî ñâÿùåííèêà ïîñëåäíåå íàïóòñòâèå, ÿ íè÷óòü íå ïîäðûâàþ ñâîþ, êàê âû íàçûâàåòå, ïîçèöèþ. Êîíå÷íî, åñëè ïðèä¸òñÿ ìíå íàòîëêíóòüñÿ íà îäíîãî èç èäåîëîãîâ Âàøåé äåÿòåëüíîñòè, ðóêîâîäÿùåãîñÿ ñèíîäñêèì ïîñòàíîâëåíèåì çà ¹ 1864, òî ìèð íàø ê íàì âîçâðàòèòñÿ è ñ íèì óìðó ÿ áåç íàïóòñòâèÿ, íî ñ èñïîâåäàíèåì òîé öåðêîâíîé ïðàâäû, çàáîòà î êîòîðîé (à íå î ìíåíèÿõ äðóãèõ ëþäåé, êàê Âû ïðåäïîëàãàåòå) âûíóäèëà ìåíÿ íàïèñàòü ñâî¸ ìàéêîå ñóæäåíèå è íàñòîÿùèé îòçûâ Âàøåìó Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåíñòâó. Îòíîñèòåëüíî òîãî, êàê âñòðåòèò âåðóþùèé íàðîä ìî¸ ñóæäåíèå î Âàøåé öåðêîâíîé äåÿòåëüíîñòè, íå èìåþ äàííûõ íè ñîãëàøàòüñÿ, íè îòðèöàòü Âàøè ïðåäïîëîæåíèÿ, íî íå ìîãó äóìàòü, âìåñòå ñ Âàìè, áóäòî ìî¸ ïîíèìàíèå äåëà îòíèìåò ó íàðîäà «âåðó â Ñâ. Òàéíû è îòâðàùàåò åãî îò Ñâ. Ïðè÷àñòèÿ». Ïðîùó åù¸ ðàç ïðî÷èòàòü ñêàçàííîå â ìîåì îá ýòîì ðàññóæäåíèè: «×òî êàñàåòñÿ ìèðÿí, òî ó÷àñòâîâàòü äåÿòåëüíî â öåðêîâíî-ïðèõîäñêîé æèçíè ïðèõîäîâ, âîçíîñÿùèõ èìÿ ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ çà õðàìîâûì áîãîñëóæåíèåì â êà÷åñòâå âîçãëàâëÿþùåãî èåðàðõèþ àðõèïàñòûðÿ, ïî ñîâåñòè íå ñëåäóåò, íî ñàìî ïî ñåáå òàêîå âîçíîøåíèå èìåíè ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ íå ìîæåò âîçëàãàòüñÿ íà îòâåòñòâåííîñòü ìèðÿí è íå äîëæíî ñëóæèòü äëÿ íèõ ïðåïÿòñòâèåì ê ïîñåùåíèþ áîãîñëóæåíèÿ è ê ïðèíÿòèþ Ñâ. Äàðîâ â õðàìàõ, ïîä÷èíÿþùèõñÿ ìèòðîïîëèòó Ñåðãèþ, åñëè â äàííîé ìåñòíîñòè íåò ïðàâîñëàâíîãî õðàìà, õðàíÿùåãî íåïîâðåæäåííûì ñâîå êàíîíè÷åñêîå îòíîøåíèå ê Ïàòðèàðøåìó Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëþ. Ìîëèòüñÿ æå î ìèòðîïîëèòå Ñåðãèè íàðÿäó ñ îñòàëüíûìè àðõèïàñòûðÿìè è âîîáùå ïðàâîñëàâíûìè õðèñòèàíàìè (çàïèñü â ïîìèíîâåíèè, íà ïðîñêîìèäèè, ìîëåáíàõ è ò.ï.) íå ÿâëÿåòñÿ ãðåõîì, ýòî äîëã âñåõ ïðàâîñëàâíûõ õðèñòèàí, ïîêà îáùåöåðêîâíîå ðàññóæäåíèå íå îáúÿâèò ó÷èí¸ííîå ìèòðîïîëèòîì Ñåðãèåì çëîóïîòðåáëåíèå äîâåðåííîé åìó öåðêîâíîé âëàñòüþ ãðåõîì ê ñìåðòè (Ìô 18.15-17; Èí 5.16)». Íèêîèì îáðàçîì ñëîâà ýòè íå îòâðàùàþò îò Ñâ. Ïðè÷àñòèÿ. Íà îñíîâàíèè èõ ìèðÿíå ìîãóò òîëüêî âîçäåðæàòüñÿ îò îáÿçàòåëüíîãî ó÷àñòèÿ â öåðêîâíî-ïðèõîäñêîé æèçíè, ïîä÷èíÿþùèõñÿ Âàì è Ñèíîäó ïðèõîäîâ. Åñëè òàêîå âîçäåðæàíèå áóäåò ñïîñîáíî Âàñ ïîòðåâîæèòü äàæå äî ãîòîâíîñòè ïåðåñìîòðåòü ñâîè ìåðîïðèÿòèÿ è îòêàçàòüñÿ îò óñëóã Âàøåãî ñîïðàâèòåëÿ, ïðèíåñøèõ íàì íåáûâàëîå çàìåøàòåëüñòâî â ÷èíå öåðêîâíîì, òî áëàãîäàðíîå öåðêîâíîå îáùåñòâî âñòðåòèò ýòîò Âàø øàã êàê äðàãîöåííóþ ðåøèìîñòü áëþñòè â íåèçìåííîé öåëîñòè ïðèíÿòûé Âàìè íà õðàíåíèå öåðêîâíûé ñòðîé. Íå îòêàçûâàÿ ìîèì ñóæäåíèÿì â íåêîòîðîé äîëå ñïðàâåäëèâîñòè, Âû óáåæäàåòå ìåíÿ ïðèçíàòü «õîòÿ áû èçëèøíþþ ïîñïåøíîñòü ìîåãî ðàçðûâà ñ Âàìè è îòëîæèòü âîïðîñ äî ñîáîðíîãî ðåøåíèÿ». Ìåæäó òåì â îáðàùåíèè ê Ïðåîñâÿùåííûì î áëàãîâðåìåííîñòè îòìåíû êëÿòâ Ñîáîðà 1667 ã. Âû âìåñòå ñ Ñèíîäîì ïðèçíà¸òå, ÷òî «îæèäàòü äëÿ ýòîãî íîâîãî Ïîìåñòíîãî Ñîáîðà ðàâíîñèëüíî ïî÷òè îòêàçó îò ðåøåíèÿ âîïðîñà». Çíà÷èò, ê òàêîìó îòêàçó Âû è ïðèçûâàåòå ìåíÿ ïðåäëîæåíèåì æäàòü ñîáîðíîãî ðåøåíèÿ, ÷òîáû, òàêèì îáðàçîì, íå ìåøàòü âðàñòàíèþ â öåðêîâíóþ æèçíü íåçàêîííîãî ïîðÿäêà, äëÿ íàêîïëåíèÿ çà íèì òàêîé äàâíîñòè, ïðè êîòîðîé âîçìîæíîñòü ñóùåñòâîâàíèÿ êàêîãî-ëèáî äðóãîãî öåðêîâíîãî ñòðîÿ ñòàíåò óæå ïðåäàíèåì. ß, êîíå÷íî, íå èìåþ âíåøíèõ ïîëíîìî÷èé âîçäåéñòâîâàòü íà Âàñ â ñëó÷àå îòêëîíåíèÿ Âàøåé îáùåöåðêîâíîé äåÿòåëüíîñòè îò íàäëåæàùåãî ïóòè. Íî íðàâñòâåííîãî ìîåãî ïðàâà â äàííîì ñëó÷àå Âû îòðèöàòü íå äîëæíû. Âû õîðîøî çíàåòå, ÷òî ñ âîïðîñîì î ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëüñòâå ìî¸ èìÿ ñâÿçàíî ãîðàçäî áîëüøå, ÷åì Âàøå.  ïèñüìå ê ìèòðîïîëèòó Àãàôàíãåëó îò 17(30) àïðåëÿ 1926 ã., ãîâîðÿ îá îñîáîì ðàñïîðÿæåíèè, îñòàâëåííîì Ñâÿòåéøèì Ïàòðèàðõîì íà ñëó÷àé ñâîåé ñìåðòè, Âû ïèøåòå ìåæäó ïðî÷èì: «Äîñòàòî÷íî âñïîìíèòü, ÷òî áåçóñëîâíî ïðååìíèêîì Ïàòðèàðõà íàçíà÷àåòñÿ òàì îäèí ìèòðîïîëèò Êèðèëë. Âàøå æå Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåíñòâî è ìèòðîïîëèò Ïåòð íàçíà÷åíû óñëîâíî: «åñëè íåëüçÿ áóäåò ìèòðîïîëèòó Êèðèëëó». Çíà÷èò, åñëè áû ïðè êîí÷èíå Ñâÿòåéøåãî ïðèñóòñòâîâàëè â Ìîñêâå âñå òðè êàíäèäàòà, òî, áåññïîðíî, âëàñòü ïåðåøëà áû â ðóêè ìèòðîïîëèòà Êèðèëëà. Òàê êàê íè åìó, íè Âàì ïðèíÿòü âëàñòü íå áûëî âîçìîæíîñòè, òî ïðèíÿë ìèòðîïîëèò Ïåòð. Õîòÿ «â ðàñïîðÿæåíèè Ñâÿòåéøåãî íåò íè ñëîâà î òîì, ÷òîáû ìèòðîïîëèò Ïåòð ïðèíÿë âëàñòü ëèøü âðåìåííî, äî âîçâðàùåíèÿ ñòàðåéøèõ êàíäèäàòîâ», íî ñàì ìèòðîïîëèò Ïåòð, êàê âèäíî èç åãî ïîñëàíèÿ àðõèïàñòûðÿì, ïàñòûðÿì è âñåì ÷àäàì Ðîññèéñêîé Ïðàâîñëàâíîé Öåðêâè îò 19 äåêàáðÿ 1926 ã. (1 ÿíâàðÿ 1927 ã.), íàìåðåâàÿñü ïåðåäàòü èñïîëíåíèå îáÿçàííîñòåé Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ ìèòðîïîëèòó Àãàôàíãåëó, ïî÷åìó-òî «âîïðîñ îá îêîí÷àòåëüíîé ïåðåäà÷å ýòèõ îáÿçàííîñòåé ïðåäïîëàãàë âûÿñíèòü ïî âîçâðàùåíèè Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåííåéøåãî Êèðèëëà, êîòîðîìó â ìàðòå-àïðåëå èñòåêàë ñðîê ññûëêè». Ïî÷åìó ìèòðîïîëèò Ïåòð íàõîäèë íóæíûì âûÿñíèòü ñòîëü âàæíûé âîïðîñ ñ ó÷àñòèåì ìèòðîïîëèòà Êèðèëëà, ýòî îáúÿñíèò îí Âàì, êîíå÷íî, ëó÷øå ìåíÿ, åñëè Âû íå îòêàæåòå èñïîëíèòü ìîþ óñåðäíóþ ïðîñüáó è âåñü ìàòåðèàë, ñîñòàâëÿþùèé íàñòîÿùóþ ñ Âàìè ïåðåïèñêó, ïåðåäàäèòå íà óñìîòðåíèå Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëÿ Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåííåéøåãî Ïåòðà, ìèòðîïîëèòà Êðóòèöêîãî, êàê äåéñòâèòåëüíî ïåðâîãî åïèñêîïà ñòðàíû.
Âàøåãî Âûñîêîïðåîñâÿùåíñòâà âñåãäàøíèé áîãîìîëåö, ãðåøíûé
Êèðèëë, ìèòðîïîëèò Êàçàíñêèé è Ñâèÿæñêèé.
Ã. Åíèñåéñê. Ôåôåëîâà óë., ä. 52
10-12 íîÿáðÿ 1929 ã.
Àðõèâ ñîñòàâèòåëÿ. Àêòû, ñ. 651-657
1934 01. 1934. Âûïèñêà èç îòâåòà ìèòðîïîëèòà Êàçàíñêîãî è Ñâèÿæñêîãî Êèðèëëà [Ñìèðíîâà] íà ìíåíèå íåêîåãî î íåîáõîäèìîñòè åìó (ìèòðîïîëèòó) îáúÿâèòü ñåáÿ Ìåñòîáëþñòèòåëåì Ïàòðèàðøåãî Ïðåñòîëà äî âðåìåíè îñâîáîæäåíèÿ èç çàêëþ÷åíèÿ ìèòðîïîëèòà Êðóòèöêîãî Ïåòðà [Ïîëÿíñêîãî]
Æèçíåîïèñàíèå Òèõîíà, Ñâÿòåéøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà Ìîñêîâñêîãî è âñåÿ Ðóñè: Ðóêîïèñü.
Àêòû, ñ. 699-700.
02.1934.
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Ñäà¸òñÿ ìíå, ÷òî è Âû ñàìè è Âàø êîððåñïîíäåíò íå ðàçãðàíè÷èâàåòå òåõ äåéñòâèé ìèòðîïîëèòà Ñåðãèÿ è åãî åäèíîìûøëåííèêîâ, êîè ñîâåðøàþòñÿ èìè ïî íàäëåæàùåìó ÷èíó â ñèëó áëàãîäàòíûõ ïðàâ, ïîëó÷åííûõ ÷åðåç òàèíñòâî ñâÿùåíñòâà, îò òàêèõ äåÿíèé, êîè ñîâåðøàþòñÿ ñ ïðåâûøåíèåì ñâîèõ ñàêðàìåíòàëüíûõ ïðàâ ïî ÷åëîâå÷åñêèì óõèùðåíèÿì â îãðàæäåíèå è ïîääåðæàíèå ñâîèõ ñàìîèçìûøëåííûõ ïðàâ â Öåðêâè. Òàêîâû äåÿíèÿ åïèñêîïà Çàõàðèè [Ëîáîâà] è ñâÿùåííèêà Ïîòàïîâà, î êîèõ Âû óïîìèíàåòå. Ýòî òîëüêî ïî ôîðìå òàéíî-äåéñòâèÿ, à ïî ñóùåñòâó óçóðïàöèÿ òàéíîäåéñòâèé, à ïîòîìó êîùóíñòâåííû, áåçáëàãîäàòíû, íåöåðêîâíû, íî òàèíñòâà, ñîâåðøàåìûå ñåðãèàíàìè, ïðàâèëüíî ðóêîïîëîæåííûìè âî ñâÿùåííîñëóæåíèè, íå çàïðåùåííûìè, ÿâëÿþòñÿ, íåñîìíåííî, òàèíñòâàìè ñïàñèòåëüíûìè äëÿ òåõ, êîè ïðèåìëþò èõ ñ âåðîþ, â ïðîñòîòå, áåç ðàññóæäåíèé è ñîìíåíèÿ â èõ äåéñòâåííîñòè è äàæå íå ïîäîçðåâàþùèõ ÷åãî-ëèáî íåëàäíîãî â ñåðãèàíñêîì óñòðîåíèè Öåðêâè. Íî â òî æå âðåìÿ îíè ñëóæàò â ñóä è îñóæäåíèå ñàìèì ñîâåðøèòåëÿì è òåì èç ïðèñòóïàþùèõ ê íèì, êòî õîðîøî ïîíèìàåò ñóùåñòâóþùóþ â ñåðãèàíñòâå íåïðàâäó è ñâîèì íåïðîòèâëåíèåì åé îáíàðóæèâàåò ïðåñòóïíîå ðàâíîäóøèå ê ïîðóãàíèþ Öåðêâè. Âîò ïî÷åìó ïðàâîñëàâíîìó åïèñêîïó èëè ñâÿùåííèêó íåîáõîäèìî âîçäåðæèâàòüñÿ îò îáùåíèÿ ñ ñåðãèàíàìè â ìîëèòâå. Òî æå íåîáõîäèìî äëÿ ìèðÿí, ñîçíàòåëüíî îòíîñÿùèõñÿ êî âñåì ïîäðîáíîñòÿì öåðêîâíîé æèçíè.
Æèçíåîïèñàíèå Òèõîíà Ñâÿòåéøåãî Ïàòðèàðõà Ìîñêîâñêîãî è âñåÿ Ðóñè: Ðóêîïèñü.
Àêòû, ñ. 701-702.
2(15) àïðåëÿ 1934ã.
Ñåé÷àñ ïîëó÷èë è ïðî÷èòàë è ïèñüìî Âàøå îò 30 ìàðòà è îáúÿñíåíèå Âàøå íà 1 ñòèõ 1-ãî ïñàëìà. Ïåðå÷èòàþ åãî åù¸ è åù¸. Ñåãîäíÿ ó÷àñòâîâàëè ïðè ÷òåíèè è Çàáîòíèöà 1 [1 Çàáîòíèöà ìàòü Åâäîêèÿ èç Ðîæäåñòâåíñêîãî ìîíàñòûðÿ] è ìîÿ ïèòåðñêàÿ ñðîäíèöà. Çàáîòíèöà âûñêàçàëà òó ìûñëü, ÷òî ñîäåðæàíèå Âàøåãî îáúÿñíåíèÿ äîëæíî ïîìî÷ü ìíå â íàäëåæàùåì èçëîæåíèè ñâîèõ ìûñëåé î ïðîêîïîâè÷àõ è â îïðåäåëåíèè ïðàâèëüíîãî ê íèì îòíîøåíèÿ. Ýòî î÷åíü âåðíàÿ ìûñëü, òàê êàê Âàøå îáúÿñíåíèå, ïî ñâîåé æèçíåííîñòè, äåéñòâèòåëüíî äîëæíî ñëóæèòü ðóêîâîäñòâîì ïðè íðàâñòâåííîé îöåíêå âñåãî ïðîèñõîäÿùåãî âîêðóã íàñ. Ñïàñè Âàñ Ãîñïîäè, äîðîãîé ìîé, è óêðåïè ñèëû Âàøè âî ñëàâó Èìåíè Ñâîåãî è íà ïîëüçó Öåðêâè Ïðàâîñëàâíîé! Âåðîÿòíî, Òàíÿ (ýòî îíà, êîíå÷íî, ïåðåñëàëà ìíå 1 ñòèõ) ïåðåøë¸ò ïîñòåïåííî è îñòàëüíûå ñòèõè. Ó ìåíÿ òåïåðü â ðàñïîðÿæåíèè 1 ñòèõ, âñòóïëåíèå êî 2-ìó è ñòèõ 6-îé. Êîãäà âñ¸ ïðî÷èòàþ, òî êóäà ïåðåïðàâèòü ýòî ÷óäíîå ïðîèçâåäåíèå? Ñëàâà Áîãó, ÷òî ñàìî÷óâñòâèå Âàøå ñòàëî ëó÷øå, î÷åíü æàëêî, ÷òî îäíî Âàøå ïèñüìî, ïî-âèäèìîìó, íå äîøëî äî ìåíÿ, ïîòîìó ÷òî î ïðîèçâîäèâøèõñÿ îòíîñèòåëüíî Âàñ ñíîøåíèÿõ ñ Ó. Ñûñ. ÿ äî ñåãîäíÿøíÿãî óïîìèíàíèÿ Âàøåãî î ìîë÷àíèè Ó.-Ñ.-íà íå ñëûõàë. Ñïàñèáî òàêæå, ÷òî ñîîáùàåòå î ïðåäïîëîæåíèÿõ ì. 9-êè [? Ðåä.]. Íàäî ìíå ïîäòÿíóòüñÿ è íàäëåæàùå îöåíèòü ïðîêîïîâè÷åñêîå äåéñòâî, ÷òîáû ìîæíî áûëî ïîòîì óçíàòü Âàøå ìíåíèå íà ñåé ñ÷åò. Àíçåðñêèé âûõîäåö Äàìàñêèí òîæå âåñüìà èíòåðåñóåòñÿ ýòèì äåëîì. Íî äóìàþ âñ¸-òàêè, ÷òî ñäåðæèâàÿ ïëàìåííûå ïîðûâû, ÿ íå ïîãðåøàþ. Ñëûøó îò Å. À. Ë. íåêîòîðûå íîâîñòè, êîè ïðèä¸òñÿ, âåðîÿòíî, âåñüìà ó÷èòûâàòü. Ìåæäó ïðî÷èì ñîîáùàþò, áóäòî íà Ñòðåìÿííîé íà÷àëè ïîìèíàòü îòñóòñòâóþùåãî è ïðî÷. Õîðîøî, åñëè ýòî íå ñ îáùåãî ñîãëàñèÿ, à åñëè ñ ñîèçâîëåíèÿ? Îäàðåííûé îðàòîðñêèì è ïèñàòåëüñêèì òàëàíòàìè ýòî Ä.? À î. Â. Ìóõ. âñ¸ íà ñòàðîì ìåñòå â Àêòþáèíñêå èëè â äðóãîì? Åñëè ïèøåòå åìó, òî ïåðåäàéòå ìîé ñåðäå÷íûé ïðèâåò è áëàãîñëîâåíèå. Âû âåðîÿòíî çíàëè ñâÿù. Ãèäàñïîâà [? Ðåä.] î. Äèìèòðèÿ? Îí, áåäíÿãà, ëèøèëñÿ îäíîãî ãëàçà è îïàñàåòñÿ çà äðóãîé. Ñëóæèò, êàæåòñÿ, ó Çíàìåíèÿ èëè ÷òî-òî â äðóãîé ö-âè, òîëüêî íå â ñâîåé ïðåæíåé, êîòîðàÿ çàíÿòà ïåðâûì ïðèçûâîì. À êòî áûâøèé çäåñü Àíãåë? îáèëèå ðàçíî÷òåíèé â êàæäîì ïîíèìàíèè ïðîêîïîâè÷åé äåéñòâèòåëüíî áîëüøîå. Ïîìíèòå ëè Âû áûâøåãî ñ íàìè â êîíöå 1922 ã. â Òàãàíñêîé áîëüíèöå Ñåðãèÿ Âàñèëüåâè÷à Êàñàòêèíà? Îí âîçâðàòèëñÿ ñ Óðàëà ê ìàòåðè, êîòîðàÿ ìåæäó ïðî÷èì âåñüìà íå îäîáðÿåò ñîñåäà çà åãî íåïîñëóøàíèå, òàê ÷òî ñîñåä äàæå ó íèõ óæå è íå áûâàåò. Ñåðãåé Âàñ. ïðÿìîäóøíåå Èâàíà Âàñ.,1 (1 Èâàí Âàñèëüåâè÷ ÃÏÓ) íî, ïî-âèäèìîìó, îäíîãî è òîãî æå íàñòðîåíèÿ. Ñëîâîì, ñêîëüêî ãîëîâ, ñòîëüêî óìîâ. Äà õðàíèò Âàñ Ãîñïîäü öåëûì è íåâðåäèìûì. Çàáîòíèöà ïðîñèò ìîëèòâ è áëàãîñëîâåíèÿ. Ïîìîëèòåñü î ëþáÿùåì Âàñ Ì. Ê.
Àêòû, ñ. 868
12(25) àïðåëÿ 1934 ã.
Ïîëó÷èë Âàøå ïèñüìî îò 8/IV . Ñïàñè Âàñ Õðèñòîñ. ß òîëüêî ñîáèðàëñÿ ñîîáùèòü Âàì, ÷òî ïðè ïåðåñûëêå 1 ïñ. ïðîèçîøåë ðàçðûâ, è Âû êàê ðàç î âîçìîæíîñòè ðàçðûâà ïèøåòå. Íå äîñòàâëåí ìíå ïàêåò 3-é ïî ñ÷åòó ñ ïîëóëèñòàìè 5 è 6, à 7 è 8 ïîëóëèñòû äîñòàâëåíû. Íå õâàòàåò òàêèì îáðàçîì ó ìåíÿ êîíöà 3 è âñåãî 4 ñòèõà. 4-é ïîëóëèñò ìîé îêàí÷èâàåòñÿ òàê: «Äóõîâíàÿ ìàñëèíà ïëîäîâèòà â äîìå Áîæèåì ïñ. 51/10. Ïðàâåäíèêè äóõîâíûå ôèíèêè è», 7-îé ìîé ïîëóëèñò íà÷èíàåòñÿ òàê: «ñîñòîÿíèå åãî ïðèðîäû. ×òî ãîðäèòñÿ çåìëÿ è ïåïåë Ñèð. 10/9». Åñëè îêàæåòñÿ âîçìîæíûì âîñïîëíèòü íåäîøåäøåå, áóäó î÷åíü óòåøåí. Ïîñòàðàþñü âñå ïåðåïèñàòü è ïîøëþ Å. À. Ë. çàêàçíîé áàíäåðîëüþ.  òàêîé óïàêîâêå õîðîøî äîõîäèò. Ëåòîì è äåíü äëèííûé, è ñâåòó äîâîëüíî, òàê ÷òî âðåìÿ äëÿ ïåðåïèñêè âûáåðó. Ê òîìó æå ñ ïîíóêàíèÿìè ïëàìåííûìè ÿ ïî÷òè êîí÷èë. Äóìàþ, ÷òî Âàñ ìîÿ ôîðìóëà óäîâëåòâîðèò. Îíà ñòðîèòñÿ íå íà îáùèõ êàíîíè÷åñêèõ íîðìàõ, à íà òåõ íàøèõ, êîòîðûìè îïðåäåëÿëîñü íàøå óñòðîåíèå ïîñëå ñìåðòè Ïàòðèàðõà. Ñ Ñîáîðíîþ ìûñëüþ è âîëåé íàñ ñâÿçûâàåò íå îäíî òîëüêî ï[àòðèàðøåå] çàâåùàíèå, à è «ïîñòàíîâëåíèå ÂÖÓ îò 7/ÕI 1920ã. ¹ 30». Èõ âçàèìîäåéñòâèåì îáåñïå÷èâàåòñÿ çàêîííàÿ èåðàðõè÷åñêàÿ ïðååìñòâåííîñòü, íåèçáåæíî íàðóøàþùàÿñÿ ïðè ââåäåíèè â äåëî èíûõ ôàêòîðîâ. Ñ äóõîâíûì íàñëàæäåíèåì ïðîñëåäèë ÿ äàííîå Âàìè ðàñêðûòèå ñìûñëà 1-ãî ïñàëìà. Âàøè äåñÿòü ïîëóëèñòî÷êîâ ïîêàçûâàþò, êàêèì ìåòîäîì äîëæíà ñîçèäàòüñÿ âñÿ ñèñòåìà ïðàâîñëàâíîãî íðàâñòâåííîãî Áîãîñëîâèÿ. Ãîðå íàì, ÷òî òàêèõ áèáëåèñòîâ, êàêèå íóæíû äëÿ ýòîãî ñîçèäàíèÿ, ó íàñ åäâà ëè èìååòñÿ êòî-íèáóäü, êðîìå Âàñ. È äà ñîõðàíèë áû íà äîëüøå ñèëû Âàøè è æèçíü, ÷òîáû Âû óñïåëè äàòü êàê ìîæíî áîëüøå îáðàçîâ íàäëåæàùåãî ïîëüçîâàíèÿ Áèáëèåé. Ïîýòîìó Âû, ïîæàëóéñòà íå ìåøàéòå ì. (íðçá.) ïðèëàãàòü óñåðäèå ê äåëó Âàøåãî íûíåøíåãî óñòðîåíèÿ. Ýòèì Âû äàäèòå åé âîçìîæíîñòü áåç îñîáåííîãî òðóäà ïðèíÿòü ó÷àñòèå â òðóäàõ Âàøèõ äëÿ Ãîñïîäà è Åãî Öåðêâè. Ñåðåæà Ê. â öåðêîâíîì óñòðîåíèè äîáèâàåòñÿ òîëüêî ìèðà âî ÷òî áû òî íè ñòàëî. Ïðè ýòîì îí óâåðåí, ÷òî íàðóøèòåëè ìèðà ãîòîâû èäòè íàâñòðå÷ó âñÿêîìó øàãó â ýòîì íàïðàâëåíèè, è, ïî-âèäèìîìó, îí äóìàåò, ÷òî íè÷åãî îñîáåííîãî è íå ñëó÷èëîñü. Ñòîèò ïðèäòè, ñîâìåñòíî ñîâåðøèòü ëèòóðãèþ, è âñå óëÿæåòñÿ è óãëàäèòñÿ. ß îòâå÷àë íà ýòî, ÷òî äëÿ òîãî, ÷òîáû ìîæíî áûëî ïðèäòè, íàäî ïðåäâàðèòåëüíîå ïðèçíàíèå îòòóäà íåçàêîííîñòè è îòìåíà âñåõ çàïðåùåíèé è îòêàç îò ó÷ðåäèòåëüíûõ ïðàâ è îò ïðèìàòñòâà. Ãîâîðèë ëè Ñåðåæà ïî ïîðó÷åíèþ èëè motu proprio (ïî ñîáñòâåííîìó ïîáóæäåíèþ ëàò.), äëÿ ìåíÿ îñòàëîñü íåÿñíûì. Íå õîòåë áû òàê äóìàòü, íî è íå äîïóñòèòü ìûñëü, ÷òî Ñåðåæà èäåò ïî îäíîé æå òðîïèíêå ñ Èâ[àíîì] Âàñ[èëüåâè÷åì] (ò.å. ÃÏÓ), íå âñåãäà óäàåòñÿ. Âî âñÿêîì ñëó÷àå, åñëè ýòî ðàçíîâèäíîñòü, òî íå î÷åíü ÿðêî âûðàæåííàÿ. ß äóìàë, ÷òî îäàðåííûé ÷åëîâåê ýòî î. Ñ. Äóðûëèí, à Âû ðàçóìååòå êîãî-òî äðóãîãî. Î ïð[åîñâÿùåííîì] Èîàñàôå ñëûøàë ñíîâà, áóäòî æèâ, íî îïðåäåëåííîãî íè÷åãî. Ïîñûëàë îòâåòíûå îòêðûòêè åù¸ äðóãèì òåðïåëèâöàì, íî íåò îòâåòà íè îò å[ïèñêîïà] Àìôèëîõèÿ, íè îò å[ïèñêîïà] Âàñèëèÿ íè îò ÷[àäà?] åãî Àëåêñàíäðà Ïàâëîâè÷à. Ëàãåðíîå ñóùåñòâîâàíèå, âèäèìî, îáðàùàåòñÿ âî âðåìåííî-ìîãèëüíîå. À Âàì, ðîäíîé ìîé, ìîæåò áûòü ñëåäîâàëî áû ïî ïîâîäó äâóëèêîñòè ñâîåãî äîêóìåíòà îáðàòèòüñÿ çà ðàçúÿñíåíèåì â öåíòð. Âñ¸ ðàâíî, êîíå÷íî, ãäå æèòü, íî çà÷åì æå ëèøàòüñÿ ñâîáîäû ïåðåäâèæåíèÿ. Çàáîòíèöà çåìíî êëàíÿåòñÿ ñ îáû÷íîþ ïðîñüáîé. Äà õðàíèò Âàñ Áîã öåëà è íåâðåäèìà! Ïîìîëèòåñü î ëþáÿùåì Ì. Ê. Ð. S. Îòíîñèòåëüíî ñîñåäà äóìàþ, ÷òî îí ïðîñòî ïîçàáûë, êîìó è ÷òî Âû ïðîñèëè åãî ïåðåñëàòü, à ïèñüìà Âàøåãî íå íàéäåò â ñâîèõ ðîññûïÿõ. Ìíå îí íà Ïàñõó ïðèñëàë ñâîè ñîîáðàæåíèÿ î íà÷àëå óòðåíè îò íåäåëè Ôîìèíîé äî Âîçíåñåíèÿ, è ÿ íà÷èíàþ òåïåðü ñ ïñ. 19, à íå ïðÿìî ñ øåñòîïñàëìèÿ.
Àêòû, ñ. 869
21 àïðåëÿ 1934 ã.
Ñïàñè Âàñ Õðèñòîñ çà ïèñüìî 17.IV. Ïîëó÷èë è 5 è 6 ë[èñòî÷åê] ïåðâîãî ïñàëìà. Áëàãîäàðÿ Êñþøå ïîçíàêîìèëñÿ ñ ñòðîãèì ñóæäåíèåì î íàñ Ëàð÷èêà (Àðõèåïèñêîï Èëàðèîí Òðîèöêèé) è óðàçóìåë ðàíåå ïèñàííîå Âàìè. Èìåë âîçìîæíîñòü óçíàòü, Èâ[àí] Âàñ[èëüåâè÷] íå ñòîëü äâîåäóøåí, êàê òî áûëî èçîáðàæåíî. Íî îòíîñèòåëüíî Çàïðåùåíèé îí ñêëîíåí ïðèçíàâàòü, ïî-âèäèìîìó, èõ ïîëíóþ çíà÷èìîñòü. Ïîýòîìó âûñêàçûâàåò ïîæåëàíèå, ÷òîáû ìû îáíàðóæèëè çàáîòëèâîñòü î ñíÿòèè çàïðåùåíèÿ, êîòîðîå áóäòî áû â ÷åì-òî ìîæåò ïîñëóæèòü äëÿ íàñ ïðåïÿòñòâèåì. Ïî-ìîåìó â ýòèõ ðàçìûøëåíèÿõ ïîâèííî âñ¸ òî æå íåïîíèìàíèå çàâåùàíèÿ. Ñ. Â. Ê. íå ãîâîðèò î ïîìåõå, îí æåëàë áû ñìÿã÷åíèÿ îñòðîòû îòíîøåíèé, íàïðèìåð, ÷ðåç ñîâìåñòíîå ëèòóðãèñàíüå. Ðàçíî÷òåíèå òîëüêî. Î ñîñåäå íå ñëûøó äàâíî óæå. Êóäà îí íàïðàâèëñÿ, íå çíàþ. Ì. äàæå ðàññêàæó, åñëè Áîã äàñò, óâèæó, êàê ìóäðåíà ñòàíîâèòñÿ æèçíü è ñ ðàçíûìè ÿâëåíèÿìè ïðîõîäèìñòâà ïðèõîäèòñÿ âñòðå÷àòüñÿ. Çàáîòíèöà çåìíî êëàíÿåòñÿ è ïðîñèò ìîëèòâ è áëàãîñëîâåíèÿ.
Äà õðàíèò Âàñ Ãîñïîäü.
Ëþáÿùèé Âàñ Ì. Ê.
Ð. S. 2-ãî ìàÿ óìåð å[ïèñêîï] Âèêòîð.
Àêòû, ñ.869
24 ìàÿ 1934 ã.
Îêîí÷èâ óòðåííåå ïðàâèëî ñâîå, ñîáèðàëñÿ ïèñàòü ïèñüìî, ìåæäó ïðî÷èì Å. À. Ë., íî ïîêà ïèë êîôå, ïðèíåñëè ìàëåíüêóþ ïîñûëêó. Ðàñïå÷àòàë å¸ è íàøåë òàì 19 ÷åòâåðòóøåê áóìàãè, èñïèñàííîé Âàøèì áèñåðíûì ïî÷åðêîì. Ýòî Âàøè «Ìûñëè î ñòðàõå» è «Ìûñëè î ñòûäå». Ïðèíÿëñÿ çà ìûñëè î ñòûäå è îêîí÷èë ÷òåíèå èõ ñ èñêðåííèì æåëàíèåì, ÷òîáû ïåðåæèâàåìûé è íàìè ñòûä áûë áû íàì ñòûäîì ïîêàÿííûì. Ñïàñè Õðèñòîñ Âàñ çà Âàøè òðóäû, äîðîãîé ìîé, è çà òî, ÷òî ïðèîáùàåòå è ìåíÿ ê çíàêîìñòâó ñ íèìè. Çàáîòíèöà, êîòîðóþ ÿ ïîçíàêîìèë ñî ìíîãèìè èç ïðî÷èòàííûõ ìûñëåé Âàøèõ, íå ìåíåå ìåíÿ âîñõèùàëàñü ñèìôîíèåé ìûñëåé Âàøèõ ñ áèáëåéñêèì òåêñòîì, è ñâî¸ âïå÷àòëåíèå îò ñëûøàííîãî âñëóõ âûðàæàåò ìîëèòâåííûì ñëåçíûì îáðàùåíèåì êî Ãîñïîäó, äà ñîõðàíèò ñèëû Âàøè äëÿ ïðîäâèæåíèÿ è ðàñøèðåíèÿ ýòîãî âåëèêîãî äåëàíèÿ Âàøåé èíî÷åñêîé æèçíè... Èç ìûñëåé «Î ñòðàõå» ïðî÷èòàë ïåðâûå äâà îòäåëà ïåðâîé ãëàâû è ïðîâåðèë öåëîñòü âñåé ðóêîïèñè. ×èòàòü áóäó íå ñïåøà, íî êîãäà îêîí÷ó, òî êóäà íàïðàâèòü ðóêîïèñü? Ñîñåä ïðèñëàë âûïèñêó ìîëåáíà î áëàãîäåòåëÿõ èç òðåáíèêà Ïåòðà Ìîãèëû è êîðîòåíüêóþ çàïèñî÷êó ñ óñòàâíûìè íà ñåé ìîëåáåí è íà òðèïåñíöû ïÿòüäåñÿòíèöû çàìå÷àíèÿìè. Ìåæäó ïðî÷èì ïèøåò: «îòíîñèòåëüíî ïñàëìà â íà÷àëå ìîëåáíà ÿ äóìàþ ëó÷øå ÷èòàòü 111. Âî 1-õ, èç ïñàëìà 36 ñàìîå ñèëüíîå óïîòðåáëÿåòñÿ è áåç òîãî: à) ïðîêèìåí ñò. 3; á) ñòèõ ïðîêèìíà ñò. 26; â) â ìîëèòâå ñò. 25. Âî 2-õ, ïñàëîì 111 îäîáðåí òàêèì çíàòîêîì ïñàëòèðè êàê î. Íåîôèò.  3-õ, ïñàëîì 36 î÷åíü äëèíåí äëÿ ìîëåáíà, îñîáåííî åñëè ïðåäñòîèò ïîìèíàíèå ìíîãèõ èìåí. Ïñàëîì 111 êîðî÷å».  êîíöå ïðèïèñûâàåò: «Åñòü ñëóõ, ÷òî ÿâèëñÿ íîâûé «áëàæåííåéøèé», êîòîðîìó è êóêîëü ïðåäëàãàëè, íî íå òèòóë. Íî êòî ýòî? Ïîäðîáíî íè÷åãî íå çíàþ». Îòêóäà ïèøåò, íå çíàþ, øòåìïåëü íà êîíâåðòå íåðàçáîð÷èâûé, íî, âåðîÿòíî, íå èçäàëåêà. Äàòèðîâàíî èìåíåì ñâÿùì. Èàííóàðèÿ, è â Ãåîðãèåâ äåíü áûëî ó ìåíÿ óæå íà ðóêàõ. Î ñìåðòè å. Âèêòîðà ÿ ïðèïèñàë Âàì â ïðèãîòîâëåííîé óæå ê îòïðàâëåíèþ îòêðûòêå. Ïîäðîáíîñòåé íå çíàþ. Èç Â. Óñòþãà ïèøåò òàìîøíèé Àíãåë: «Ìíå Ãîñïîäü ñóäèë âèäåòü æèâûì Âàøåãî êðåñòíèêà, ñûíà ñâÿù. Êëàâäèÿ Òþðêèíà, ê ñîæàëåíèþ, â èþëå-àâãóñòå 1933 ã. ìàòåðüþ ïîõîðîíåííîãî â Óñòþãå îò äèçåíòåðèè. Êàê ñîâåòû Áîæèè íå ïîõîæè íà ñîâåòû íàøè! Ìàòóøêà ðàäè «áóäóùåãî äåòåé» ðàçâåëàñü ñ ìóæåì ñâîèì. À ïîñëå ýòîãî ñêîðî ïîõîðîíèëà ñíà÷àëà äî÷ü, à ïîòîì è ñûíà, è ñàìó ñêîðî âûáðîñèëè ñ ðàáîòû, îáåùàíèåì êàêîâîé è ïîäòîëêíóëè å¸ íà øàã ðàçâîäà. Ñåé÷àñ ìåäëåííî âîññòàíàâëèâàåòñÿ ìåæäó íèìè ñîãëàñèå, íî âîññòàíàâëèâàåòñÿ ëè ïðî÷íî òðóäíî ñêàçàòü, ï[îòîìó] ÷[òî] ìóæ íå òîëüêî îáèäåëñÿ, íî è ñàì ïîêà÷íóëñÿ».
Õðàíè Âàñ Ãîñïîäü.
Ïðîñòèòå è ïîìîëèòåñü î ëþáÿùåì Âàñ Ì. Ê.
Àêòû, ñ. 870
28 ìàÿ (10 èþíÿ) 1934 ã.
ñåíòÿáðü 1936.
Èç ïèñüìà ìèòðîïîëèòà Êèðèëëà (Ñìèðíîâà) ê åïèñêîïó ×èñòîïîëüñêîìó Èîàñàôó
Àðõèâ ÊÃÁ ÐÒ, ä. 2-15145, ë. 75
23 ôåâð./8ìàðòà 1937ã.
Ïèñüìî ìèòðîïîëèòà Êèðèëëà (Ñìèðíîâà) ê èåðîìîíàõó Ëåîíèäó
Òåêñò â êâàäðàòíûõ ñêîáêàõ âû÷åðêíóò ìèòðîïîëèòîì Êèðèëëîì.
(Íà ýòîì ïèñüìî îáðûâàåòñÿ)
«Ïðàâîñëàâíàÿ Ðóñü» ¹16, 1997.
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ÎÁÂÈÍÈÒÅËÜÍÎÅ ÇÀÊËÞ×ÅÍÈÅ
Ïî ñëåä. äåëó ¹ 7, ïî îáâèíåíèþ Ñìèðíîâà Ê. È. è Ôîêèíîé Ë. Í. ïî ñò. 58/10 è 58/11 ÓÊ.
1) Ñìèðíîâ Êîíñòàíòèí (îí æå Êèðèëë) Èëëàðèîíîâè÷, 71 ãîäà (ðîä. â 1863 ã.). áåñïàðòèéíûé, ðóññêèé, ãð-í ÑÑÑÐ, îäèíîêèé, ìèòðîïîëèò, îêîí÷èë äóõîâíóþ àêàäåìèþ, áåç îïðåäåë¸ííûõ çàíÿòèé, íåîäíîêðàòíî ðåïðåññèðîâàëñÿ îðãàíàìè Â×Ê-ÎÃÏÓ çà ê.-ð. äåÿòåëüíîñòü, äî àðåñòà ïðîæèâàë â ã. Ãæàòñêå.
2) Ôîêèíà Ëèäèÿ Íèêîëàåâíà. 35 ëåò (ðîä. â 1899 ã.), áåñïàðòèéíàÿ, ðóññêàÿ, ãð-êà ÑÑÑÐ, îäèíîêàÿ, îêîí÷èëà ãèìíàçèþ, ïðîèñõîäèò èç ñåìüè ñëóæàùåãî, äî àðåñòà ïðîæèâàëà â Ãæàòñêå è ñëóæèëà ñ÷åòîâîäîì «Ïëåìçàãîòòðåñòà», â 1931 ã. áûëà îñóæäåíà íà 3 ãîäà â ññûëêó ïî ñò. 58/10 ÓÊ, îáâèíÿþòñÿ â òîì, ÷òî ïûòàëèñü îðãàíèçîâàòü íåëåãàëüíûå ÿ÷åéêè «ÈÏÖ», ïðèíèìàëè ó÷àñòèå â ðàçðàáîòêå ïðîãðàììíûõ ïîëîæåíèé ýòîé îðãàíèçàöèè è õðàíèëè ìàòåðèàëû ê.-ð. ñîäåðæàíèÿ (ïèñüìî Äàìàñêèíà), ò.å. â ïðåñòóïëåíèÿõ, ïðåäóñìîòðåííûõ ñò. ñò. 58/10 è 58/11 ÓÊ.
Îïåðóïîëíîìî÷åííûé 3-ãî îòäåëåíèÿ Òîëñòîé.
Ñîãëàñåí: ïîì. íà÷. 3-ãî îòäåëåíèÿ Òèìîôååâ.
Ñïðàâêà: Ñìèðíîâ Ê. È. è Ôîêèíà Ë. Ê. àðåñòîâàíû 14/VII 1934 ã. è ñîäåðæàòñÿ ïîä ñòðàæåé â Áóòûðñêîì èçîëÿòîðå. Ïèñüìî åï. Äàìàñêèíà â êà÷åñòâå âåù. äîêàçàòåëüñòâà ïðèîáùåíî ê äåëó.
Îïåðóïîëíîìî÷. 3-ãî îòä. Òîëñòîé.
Ïóáëèêàöèÿ Ñåðãåÿ Áû÷êîâà.
Äîêóìåíòû âçÿòû èç óãîëîâíîãî äåëà ìèòðîïîëèòà Êèðèëëà (Ñìèðíîâà).
 1934 ãîäó âëàäûêà Êèðèëë áûë ñîñëàí â Êàçàõñòàí, ãäå â 1937 ãîäó áûë âíîâü àðåñòîâàí è ïîñòàíîâëåíèåì òðîéêè ÓÍÊÂÄ ïî Þæíî-Êàçàõñòàíñêîé îáëàñòè ðàññòðåëÿí 20 íîÿáðÿ â 24 ÷àñà. Âìåñòå ñ íèì áûëè ðàññòðåëÿíû ìèòðîïîëèò Èîñèô (Ïåòðîâûõ) è åïèñêîï Åâãåíèé (Êîáðàíîâ), ïðîõîäèâøèå ïî òîìó æå äåëó.
«Ìîñêîâñêèé Öåðêîâíûé Âåñòíèê» ¹4(91), 1993ã.
Ñâèäàíèå ñ Ìèòðîïîëèòîì Êèðèëëîì ïðîòîèåðååâ î. Èëèè Ïèðîæåíêî è î. Ïåòðà Íîâîñèëüöåâà (Ïèñüìî).
Íàêîíåö òî ìû âîäâîðèëèñü â Òóðàõàíèè ïîä ñàìîé Äóäèíêîé, âåðñò íà äâåñòè ñåâåðíåå Õàíàòàéêè... Ïðîåçæàÿ ìèìî ìèòð. Êèðèëëà ïîâèäàëèñü ñ íèì áûëè ó íåãî â êåëèè. Êàêîå ó íåãî ñìèðåíèå è ëþáâåîáèëèå. Âîèñòèíó äîñòîéíåéøèé èç äîñòîéíûõ àðõèïàñòûðåé. Î÷åíü îáîäðèë îí íàñ, íàø ìèëûé áëàãîäóøíûé ñòàðè÷¸ê, áëàãîñëîâèë íàñ èêîíêàìè, ðàçðåøèë ñëóæèòü ëèòóðãèþ, åñëè ïîäûùåòñÿ ïîäõîäÿùàÿ êîìíàòà, äàë íàì ñâ. ìèðà è äàæå ïîääåðæàë îñêóäåâøóþ äîðîãîé íàøó êàçíó, äàâ íàì äåñÿòü ðóáëåé. Îí ñåòóåò, ÷òî, ïî-âèäèìîìó, åãî ïèñüìà íå äîõîäÿò äî àäðåñàòîâ, è çëûå ÿçûêè ðàñïðîñòðàíÿþò îò åãî ëèöà íåïðàâèëüíûå ìíåíèÿ. Îí âíå ìîëèòâåííîãî îáùåíèÿ ñ ìèòð. Ñåðãèåì è îäîáðÿåò è áëàãîñëîâëÿåò íàøèõ Âîðîíåæñêèõ, âàñ è âñåõ âåðíûõ. Ðàññêàçûâàë íàì, êàê âñ¸ èñïîëíåííîå ìèòð. Ñåðãèåì áûëî ïðåäëîæåíî åìó è îí ðàä, ÷òî îñòàëñÿ íà ïðÿìîëèíåéíîì ïóòè. Äîðîãî íàì äîñòàëîñü ýòî ñâèäàíèå, íî èìåííî îíî ýòèì íàì è äîðîãî.  íàøåì ñòàíêå ìû íàøëè åäâà òðè äîìèêà, ëåñà è äðîâ óæå íà ìåñòå íåò, õîòÿ îêîëî àââû Ê. îí åù¸ åñòü ðîäíåíüêèé. Ïîâèäàëè ìû è Ïðåîñâÿùåííîãî Íèêîëàÿ Âëàäèìèðñêîãî ñ åãî äâóìÿ «âèêàðèÿìè»: ó ýòîãî ñòàðöà ïîëíîå åäèíîìûñëèå ñ ìèòð. Êèðèëëîì. Áîëüøîå îíè îñòàâèëè ó íàñ âïå÷àòëåíèå. Äà, áîëüøèå ëþäè, âåëèêèå õðèñòèàíå.
Äåðæèòåñü æå êðåï÷å, è òåì ïîêàæèòå, ÷òî Âû íå çàáûâàåòå íàñ. Áóäåì â åäèíîìûñëèè è Ãîñïîäü ñîõðàíèò íàñ.
Ïðåäàííûå Âàì,
Ïðîòîèåðåè Èëèÿ Ïèðîæåíêî è Ïåòð Íîâîñèëüöåâ