She had the feeling that the teachings of Christianity were exalted above human opinions. The Church is the place where one communes with Christ. And all men have a right to this communing, the laymen as well as the Patriarch. This love has always been the true inner life of Eastern Christianity. And why a free spirit still holds sway there is because nothing in the world can compel one to love.
Love arises in freedom.
The magic breach, the unspeakable beauty of the Christ Figure, is the source from which conviction of the truth of Christianity streams into the souls of men. It is this immediate breach which makes up the true life of Eastern Christianity. Moreover, it is also true that in Russia there is no doubting of Christ's existence. He is either loved or hated there. Even the godless Bolshevik movement is, in its true soul depths, far from doubting the reality of Christ.