“To convict and sentence him to a fine of 18 thousand rubles,” the judge quotes TASS.
Earlier, Sergius received a fine of 90 thousand rubles for the dissemination of false information.
The confessor and founder of the Sredneuralsky Convent was in the spotlight after he began talking in sermons about the coronavirus as a "pseudo-pandemic."
The diocese deprived him of the right to preach, but he did not obey and continued to urge the flock to take to the streets and protest. The church court stripped him of his rank.