Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev. (№ 416493)

The attitude of the Church to women can be judged by how highly the Church places the Mother of God, glorifying Her more than all the saints and even more angels themselves as "the most honest cherub and the most glorious seraphim without comparison." The Most Holy Theotokos is the Mother of Christ and the Mother of the Church in Her person The Church glorifies motherhood, which is an inalienable property and advantage of women.