Without the Church there is no salvation

Dear Fr. A.!    I received your second letter. Regarding "society," I replied to you and I'll repeat: "This is a civil and societal matter as a whole," while the Orthodox worldview is a personal matter.
   There was a time when our society was Orthodox, but even then, there were dissenters; now, Orthodox Christians have become now dissenters in society. But we all must live in society, and establishing within it an Orthodox sect of whether lawyers, teachers, doctors, or artists is completely unacceptable.
   Take the Orthodox Church as an example. It lives and survives under any form of government—it lives for God and for the people, and it cannot abandon its service. If it retreats into the catacombs, it too would become a sect. So, too, lawyers must live and serve in society, among people, serving both believers and non-believers, each guided by their own worldview, civil laws, and conscience, while remaining Orthodox Christians.
   Regarding N., I can only be surprised, for the canons were not written by me, but by the Holy Fathers. We, sinners, are not given the right to discuss or revise them. And there it is written regarding clergy: "God requires a pure sacrifice." A second marriage is forbidden for an server at the altar. And when he was married, before or after becoming a member of the Church, is irrelevant. And whether he was wedded in his first marriage or not is also irrelevant to the resolution of this issue. The main thing is that this is his second wife, which means he cannot become a servant of God at the altar. A second marriage can only be a churchly minister, but in no way a priest.
   Forgive me.

Dear in the Lord A. and A.!    Each person lives and is saved by their calling. Your salvation, as Orthodox laypeople, is to live a Christian life and raise your children in God. And this is very difficult now.
   And in church, even if the priest reduces something, firstly, he knows what can be reduced and how much, and secondly, you are not responsible for him before God. Go to your church and try to receive Communion more often yourself and your children. Our Holy Orthodox Church, thank God, is led by His Holiness the Patriarch and stands in the truth.
   Nowadays, many are even just entering the Church, and they begin to seek salvation not through self-correction, but through criticism of the Church. Know that without the Church there is no salvation, and the Lord Himself is its helmsman. And He knows best how and by whom to guide it through the stormy seas of life. So, be part of the Russian Orthodox Church, governed by the canonical Patriarch, and you will be saved if you live and labour in fulfilling God's commandments.

God's servant B.!    Anyone who, after finding the truth, enquires something else is seeking a lie. You are in the Orthodox Church, which is the Pillar and foundation of truth, and in whose treasuries the truth is preserved and taught by the mouth of God's priests. You distrust today's young priests, but there are venerable and elderly shepherds, and there are saints: Saint Theophane the Recluse, Saint John of Kronstadt. But you ignore them and are seduced by a deluded person—a woman.
   And believe me: the result will be disastrous—the enemy will deceive you. You are breaking away from the Church, which is the pillar and foundation of Truth. Contact the rector of the church where you went to pray, and he will explain your error.
   May the Lord guide you onto the right path!