Ryazan Metropolitan Mark spoke about “Is it possible to depict saints in secular works of art”

In the new issue of the “Word of the Archpastor” column, Metropolitan Mark of Ryazan and Mikhailovsk answers the question: “Is it possible to depict Christ, the Mother of God, and saints in secular works of art.”

So, according to the Bishop, the sphere of artistic creativity is a very subtle sphere and here you need to think not seven, but ten times whether it is worth depicting Christ, the Mother of God in your works.

“Because you can create an image that will be enduring, that will be present in people’s minds, but which will be incorrect, inaccurate and will create a wrong image of God,” he says.

Thus, the author of a work of fiction can become a source of temptation. A person who talks about God, but essentially leads to a misunderstanding of God.