The newspaper Kommersant reported, of the laity who will choose a new patriarch

On Monday, the Moscow meeting of the clergy will nominate delegates to the Local Church, which is to elect a new the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). Meanwhile, the majority of dioceses have already identified their representatives. Their payroll demonstrates that the choice would be an unprecedented share of the Patriarch of government officials and businessmen, sponsoring diocese. The church community to learn the news of bayonets, coming Local Council of the renaming of "vanity fair" and "collection of candlesticks," points out in today's publication of the newspaper