In the Yekaterinburg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church took action after the scandal of the rite of exorcism, held before a group of juniors who were on tour in Sredneuralskaya convent, according to the National news service (NSN), the spokesman of the diocese of Tambov Angela.
“Organizational conclusions, of course, made, since such a panel happened,” — said Tambov. In particular, there will be increased signs that restrict entrance to the temple during a similar ritual.
Also of Tambov have rejected media reports that the exorcism of a twelve year old girl was broadcast on the monitors. According to her, in the temple there are no monitors, and there are loudspeakers.
“[Speakers] amplify sound during the divine Liturgy. This is the beautiful singing of the nuns, which is dispersed and creates a certain atmosphere. Here for the first time in my life happened this unfortunate misunderstanding,” — said in the Yekaterinburg diocese.
Also of Tambov denies that the Bishop of the middle Urals Eugene advised the parents to tell students about demons and exorcism. “Bishop Eugene never called to tell young children about the devils,” said the spokesman.
The incident occurred on March 23. The elite students of the gymnasium № 212 “Yekaterinburg — Paris” in the framework of the subject “Foundations of religious culture” has led on a tour of Sredneuralskaya convent. The fourth-graders showed a ceremony in which the priest cast out the devil out of twelve girls, who barked and shouted a male voice. According to the parents of the children, the children who witnessed the ritual, did not understand, but was very frightened.
In Orthodoxy exorcism (“occidi possessed”) is a fairly common practice. Such rituals are regularly held, in particular, in the Danilov monastery in Moscow.