sˈɑːlʒənˌɪtsɪn ɹˈoʊt ðætðə kˈæɾɐkˌoʊm tʃˈɜːtʃ æz ɐ hˈoʊl ɪz mˈoːɹ ɐ mˈɪθ ðˌænɚ ɹɪˈælᵻɾi, ðæt sˈiːkɹᵻt kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz tˈʊk plˈeɪs ˈoʊnli bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə lˈæk ʌv fˈʌŋkʃənɪŋ tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz.
Solzhenitsyn wrote that the Catacomb Church as a whole is more a myth than a reality, that secret communities took place only because of the lack of functioning churches.