'The more money one has, the more responsibility rests on his shoulders for his earthly existence,' Patriarch Kirill reportedly said during a Sunday sermon.
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church issued a stark warning to wealthy Russians on Sunday.
Speaking during his Sunday service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Patriarch Kirill said wealthy Russians who"refuse to share their wealth with people in need" are on the path to hell, reported RT, a Russian state-controlled international news television network. According to the station, Kirill said a person's wealth is"only justified" when they are"ready to give a significant part of his funds to those who are in need, who suffer." In this case, he said,"God will [help] him to increase his material possessions." Not sharing, meanwhile, is"the way to hell."
"If a rich person is unable to see the suffering of a fellow human being and doesn't help, it's clearly a path away from God, away from Christ and his kingdom. The more money one has, the more responsibility rests on his shoulders for his earthly existence," the patriarch said."May God grant that our [Russian] rich people, who were born in an Orthodox country and many of whom have links with the Church, always understand this.
Patriarch Kirill, pictured above, issued a stark warning to wealthy Russians on Sunday. The religious leader said wealthy Russians who don't"share their wealth with people in need" are on the path to hell.Sunday's sermon isn't the first of Kirill's controversial messages to make headlines.
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