The question "Why can not go to church with menstruation?" controversial and ambiguous. The Orthodox Church, unlike the Catholic Church, still has no logical answer to it. Theologians cannot come to a common opinion, and perhaps they are not trying to do this. Here, for example, Catholics have long put all the dots on the “and”: in their opinion, no critical days can serve as a ban on a woman from visiting the temple when she needs it.
But in our case, this topic will remain controversial for a long time.
Why you can not go to church with menstruation in Russia? On the one hand, the reason is clear enough, but on the other hand, it is unconvincing, because it raises more questions than answers. The point here is not at all some prohibitions on women visiting churches and temples. Everything is much simpler than you think! The temple is not the place where blood is shed. It's hard to explain, but we will try. The fact is, only bloodless sacrifices are made in the church, since the blood of Christ in the temple symbolizes red wine. And this is no coincidence. The Church does not accept real human blood within its walls, because its shedding here desecrates the shrine! In this case, the father is forced to re-consecrate the temple.
It would seem an explanation,
why it is impossible to go to church with menstruation, it sounds reasonable, since everyone knows that a person who cut himself in the temple with one or another object must necessarily leave it and stop the blood outside. But this explanation cannot be convincing. Think for yourself, creating a family and having a baby are natural processes that are not only approved, but blessed, by the church. This means that the natural cleansing of the female body, which occurs monthly, is not vile in the sight of God!
So is it possible or impossible?
Dear readers! It was a great discovery for me to find out the reason why you can go to temples today during critical days! People claiming this directly point to miraculous tampons and pads that prevent the direct flow of blood secretions. From this, they conclude that there are no obstacles to such women visiting temples.
The Orthodox Church itself does not comment on this situation. I listened to this opinion only because of disputes about visiting the temple during the Easter holiday. After all, they do not choose holidays, as they say, and on Easter night, many Orthodox women want to attend church services. What if they have critical days? Well, now they ordered a road to the church? It is not right! So feminine hygiene items come to the rescue. In my opinion, everything here is quite logical. In any case, no matter how many versions exist, why one cannot go to church with menstruation, or, on the contrary, why one can, all of them must be respected. And you can definitely say that women are allowed to enter the temple whenever they want. Unless during menstruation it is worth playing safe with tampons or pads!
In general, the Slavic traditions of Orthodoxy contain a lot of such controversial situations and moments. One would like to say: "They invented it ourselves - we are tormented ourselves." If you still cannot decide for yourself the issue of participation in church life during menstruation, then consult with the priest. I think the holy fathers of the church can help you. The main thing - do not be shy, as there is nothing shameful in this.