Ukrainian patriarch criticized the Pope for refusing limousine Bashny.Net

Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine Filaret criticized Pope Francis for the fact that after his election he had declined to a limousine. On it informs edition "Details».

His statement the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Kiev Patriarchate (the church does not belong to the Russian Orthodox Church) did the evening of 16 March, on Channel 5.

According to Filaret, the Gospel teaches us to be humble before God, not for show. "I do not approve of such concessions, because this work is on display ... the Lord says - do not your alms before men, and do not show your humility before the people, and be humble in the middle, and not for show».

Filaret himself moves to "Mercedes' executive class, which, according to him, gave him the business. Patriarch explains this choice the machine so that the Russian car, he could not perform his duties. "I go out for the year from 10 to 20 dioceses, due to the fact that there is a car that does not stop", - he said.

Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) was elected the evening of the 13th of March. After the election, he refused from personal transport and left the Vatican on the bus with the rest of the cardinals who participated in the conclave. In addition, he paid for his accommodation.