However, every one of all of us wants to stay in new believe towards the that he or she was given birth to
Recognizing that updates place from the [Orthodox] priest from Malo-Mozheiskii chapel isn’t in line with the laws, and you will alarmed that the request you may compel the latest petitioner Kovchik so you can convert to Catholicism, We imagine my duty to forward the fresh new listed petition regarding Kovchik and you can Orlovskaia for said by your Eminence
We the newest petitioners desire to enter into an appropriate wedding, however, while the Kovchik try of your Orthodox faith and you will falls under the newest Malo-Mozheiskii parish, and Orlovskaia try of Roman Catholic confession and you may is part of brand new Zholudskii parish, none new Malo-Mozheiskii [Orthodox] priest, nor new Zholudskii Catholic priest wants to provide us with the marital crown, the previous without any conversion of Orlovskaia to the Orthodox believe, and second without the conversion out of Kovhcik with the Roman Catholic trust. As well as for it cause we do have the prize of humbly asking for The Excellency so you’re able to situation a good directive training the fresh new Vilnius Roman-Catholic Religious Consistory buying the priest of one’s Zholudskii Roman Catholic church supply united states the brand new [marital] top without having any transformation out of Kovchik into Roman Catholic confession, because Orthodox Church together with Roman Catholic church acknowledge faith in the same Jesus Christ, and every person discovers they more pleasant to pray regarding the code and then he or she was trained off childhood. (twenty-seven April 1909)