In the statement published after the sentence had been announced, the Russian Orthodox Church stated that while the actions of Pussy Riot were offensive to "millions of people," the Church called "on the state authorities to show mercy to the people convicted within the framework of the law, in the hope that they will refrain from repeating blasphemous actions."
A Igrexa Ortodoxa Rusa comunicou que aínda que as accións de Pussy Riot eran ofensivas para millóns de persoas, a igrexa facía un chamamento «ás autoridades estatais para que mostraran clemencia coas condenadas dentro do marco da lei coa esperanza de que non repetiran actos blasfemos»..