Poroshenko declares establishment of Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine

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President Poroshenko declares establishment of Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine

On November 13, the Council of Bishops of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church announced that the Church did not recognize Constantinople’s decisions on Ukraine and severed full communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church also spoke out against joining the process of granting autocephaly to Ukraine’s church.
‘Unification’ council aimed at creating autocephalous church begins in Kiev

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The rector of the Dormition Church in Bluefield (USA, WV), priest Mark Tyson left Constantinople Patriarchate and joined the Russian Orthodox Church abroad (ROCOR) in solidarity with the canonical Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Fr. Mark doesn’t have ANY Russian roots, however he speaks very good Russian.
In the US, the priest left the Patriarchate of Constantinople as a sign of solidarity with the canonical Church in Ukraine

Fr. Mark says that “the immoral and non-canonical actions of Patriarch Bartholomew in Ukraine have already contributed to violence against the canonical Church,” and this violence will continue to grow. He says that Philaret’s schismatic church group in Ukraine is not a legitimate church:

“The Church’s civil war unfolds before our eyes . . . and our patriarch [Bartholomew] has given his official approval. This new and independent “Church” that he created consists of idolaters. They worship the Holy Trinity and a false God called “free Ukraine”

I decided to simply, but firmly . . . unite in communion with the suffering Ukrainian church, which was marginalized by the incomprehensible actions of Patriarch Bartholomew.”
Orthodox Priest Abandons Patriarch of Constantinople, Joins Russian Church ⋆ Russophile

U.S. priest left the Patriarchate of Constantinople in protest over Ukraine’s autocephaly

P.S. Article 35 of Ukrainian Constitution says: the church is separated from the state, no religion can be recognized by the state as compulsory. Poroshenko has violated his own Constitution one more time. The coup in 2014 was just the first step in numerous violations of Ukrainian Constitution.

There are several millions of parishioners of the canonical Ukrainian church comparing to a few thousands of parishioners of the new Poroshenko's church.
 
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Can anybody imagine what would happen if Putin decided to do in Russia what Poroshaenko has been doing with the canonic church in Ukraine? All human rights watchers would start screaming and yelling. Why are the all silent about the violations of rights of millions of Ukrainian parishioners?

Dec 6
Sergey Lavrov: Efforts to resolve the Ukraine crisis are running into more obstacles, including flagrant intervention by the state in the affairs of the church, which further aggravates the already complex internal political situation and divides society. It is amazing that the Kiev regime enjoys total impunity with its Western patrons, who forgive or even justify its escapades.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the 25th OSCE Ministerial Council, Milan, December 6, 2018
 
All Ukrainian decision-makers including Porosenko are Jews, they shall care for their Synagogues, not for churches
Just imagine what would happen if Putin split Judaism in Russia

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All Ukrainian decision-makers including Porosenko are Jews, they shall care for their Synagogues, not for churches
Just imagine what would happen if Putin split Judaism in Russia

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You are absolutely right.
UKRAINE: ZIONIST AMERICA'S NEW JEWISH COLONY — by Lasha Darkmoon – Darkmoon

And let’s not forget to add Victoria Nuland (original last name Nulandman) to that list. As soon as those Jews ^ were brought to power in Kiev by the Jews, who actually control the USA, owning Obama (Wall street money bags, Soros&Co), the people in Ukraine started seeing the real link from American Jews to Ukrainian Jews.

However, if to back to that church, which Poroshenko is trying to push as a card for his presidential race. Dec, 15, Patriarch of all Russia, Kirill:

Listen to those in Ukraine who are fighting for the so-called united independent church. Listen to their intonations, listen to their words. There is so much anger in them, so much hate. And can malice and hate come from God? Of course not. But today, in Ukraine they are striving to affirm the so-called independent church and for the sake of that they are ready to destroy the lives of other people, to break their church life, to break into temples and monasteries, to seize them by force. Is this language of power the language of God? Can the power of God be manifested through such a language of power and hate? Of course not. Therefore, now we are talking about what kind of the church will be in Ukraine: the church of God or the false church serving to the devil.

https: //www.1tv.ru/shows/slovo-pastyrya
 
Watch how the priests of Poroshenko's "united church" are beating the hell from each other.

Witnesses said that the head of the UAOC Ternopil Diocese, Vladyka Tikhon and other priests who came with him, attacked the pastor of the church of Father Ivan, dragged him behind the altar and started beating and choking.

Video enclosed:
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As the newspaper writes, as a result of the fight, Archpriest John was in the hospital of a medical institution with a concussion of the brain and refracted ribs.
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This^ would be too funny if it was not too sad.
 
Dec,13 His Eminence Metropolitan Kallistos:
Kallistos Ware - Wikipedia

Asked what he thinks about the situation in Ukraine, Met. Kallistos first notes that it is “extremely serious,” that he is greatly distressed by it.

He goes on to express disagreement with the Patriarchate of Constantinople, of which he is a member:

Though I am a metropolitan of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, I am not at all happy about the position taken by Patriarch Bartholomew. With all due respect to my Patriarch, I am bound to say that I agree with the view expressed by the Patriarchate of Moscow that Ukraine belongs to the Russian Church. After all, the Metropolia of Kiev by an agreement of 1676 [1686—OC] was transferred from the omophorion of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to that of the Patriarchate of Moscow. So, for 330 years Ukraine has been part of the Russian Church.

Video of his full interview enclosed
Met. Kallistos (Ware): “I am not at all happy about the position taken by Patriarch Bartholomew” (+ VIDEO)

Neither of existing 14 heads of Orthodox Christian churches has supported Constatinopol Patriarch in giving autocephaly to Ukrainian schismatics (which also has violated all existing church laws).
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Dec 17

A Ukrainian lawmaker Yarosh announced a "hunt" for "Moscow priests" (that is, one should understand the priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate).

According to Yarosh "hunting" for Moscow priests who faithfully serve Putin and Cyril is a matter pleasing to God and our Motherland. " Moscow priests, get out from Ukraine!", he says.
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P.S. “Moscow” priests are not from Moscow, they are Ukrainian citizens from Ukraine and serve Lord Jesus Christ , not Putin. They also are canonically obligated to mention a prayer for the country of Ukraine, her authorities and army during each Liturgy.
 
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Dec 20, Putin's Annual press conference, question about the church in Ukraine.

Anna Vavilova-Dollezhal: what you think about the situation developing around Orthodoxy globally, given recent sectarian activities by the Patriarchate of Constantinople and Kiev. Perhaps, everyone is now beginning to realise that the United States is the main player here. So it turns out that religion is heavily dominated by geopolitics. Is that the case?

Vladimir Putin: The situation with the Orthodox church defies comprehension. This is direct interference of the state in religious life. This has not happened since the Soviet Union. But, unfortunately, it is happening in Ukraine now. They created this breakaway church of the Istanbul curacy. They did not like the Moscow curacy so let it be the Istanbul curacy.

Note that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchy was completely independent. Perhaps few people know this but it was actually a completely independent church. They did everything independently, including the election of bishops. The only connection was spiritual as they mentioned the name of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia during sermons. That was all. Now look at how dependent they are becoming on Turkey, on the Turkish Patriarchy. Many appointments and, most importantly, a lot of money. I think this is Bartholomew’s main impelling motive, to bring this territory into subjection and make money on it. I believe this is the main underlying motive – except for a tip from Washington, of course. The fact that the State Secretary called Kiev about this matter and discussed it is an outrage. Absolutely unacceptable. However, it is happening.

Of course, this is another indication of the fact that the measure is also related to the election campaign and is meant to further widen the gap between Russian and Ukrainian people. The rationale behind it is, without doubt, political, and it is not good news for religious freedom in general. This is a clear and flagrant violation of the freedom of religion. I am mostly concerned about the likelihood that property redistribution will follow. This is already happening. This redistribution could turn into a heavy dispute, if not bloodshed, God forbid. I am sorry for the people who are defending their interests. They are usually helpless and unarmed. They are usually seniors and women. But there is, of course, the risk of property redistribution.

Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference

As a parishioner of the canonic Ukrainian Orthodox church I agree with every word above. Ukrainian officials have been violating our religious freedom in my home country of Ukraine.
 
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All Ukrainian decision-makers including Porosenko are Jews, they shall care for their Synagogues, not for churches
Just imagine what would happen if Putin split Judaism in Russia

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You are absolutely right.
UKRAINE: ZIONIST AMERICA'S NEW JEWISH COLONY — by Lasha Darkmoon – Darkmoon

And let’s not forget to add Victoria Nuland (original last name Nulandman) to that list. As soon as those Jews ^ were brought to power in Kiev by the Jews, who actually control the USA, owning Obama (Wall street money bags, Soros&Co), the people in Ukraine started seeing the real link from American Jews to Ukrainian Jews.

However, if to back to that church, which Poroshenko is trying to push as a card for his presidential race. Dec, 15, Patriarch of all Russia, Kirill:

Listen to those in Ukraine who are fighting for the so-called united independent church. Listen to their intonations, listen to their words. There is so much anger in them, so much hate. And can malice and hate come from God? Of course not. But today, in Ukraine they are striving to affirm the so-called independent church and for the sake of that they are ready to destroy the lives of other people, to break their church life, to break into temples and monasteries, to seize them by force. Is this language of power the language of God? Can the power of God be manifested through such a language of power and hate? Of course not. Therefore, now we are talking about what kind of the church will be in Ukraine: the church of God or the false church serving to the devil.

https: //www.1tv.ru/shows/slovo-pastyrya

Jews run Ukraine and cause all troubles between two parts of one folk.
They shall stay in Israel and care for Jewish matters, not for Russian ones.

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December 21. Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has actually encouraged the persecution of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church by agreeing to create a new church there, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said .

"Constantinople’s Synod and its patriarch have actually sided with the persecutors. I say this with great pain. The issue at hand is the ecclesiastical authorities of the Local Church, which was our Mother Church. Those are the people whom I met many times, prayed with them, and sought common understanding, all that serves unity," he said.

The primate of the Russian Orthodox Church noted that Ukrainian authorities had tried to distance themselves from their citizens amid growing pressure on clerics and congregants of the canonical church.

"As pressure was turned up on our brothers, bishops, clerics, monks and the laypeople of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, who were reluctant to take part in non-canonical endeavors being intensely pushed by politicians and schismatics, the country’s top officials began openly saying much more often that the canonical church believers were alien to them and that there was no place for them in their own country. These are millions of Ukrainian citizens," he explained.

Russian Patriarch blasts Constantinople for siding with persecutors of Ukrainian church
 
December 21. Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has actually encouraged the persecution of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church h

Just imagine what would happen when Russians try to split a Jewish denomination....
When Jews split Russian church, it is fine.
When Russians doing the same it is Racism, Nazi, Pogrom and Antisemitism.
Probably it can explain why Jews were kicked out 110 times from any simple country they lived in.

109 Locations whence Jews have been Expelled since AD250
 
Poroshenko Signs Bill on Renaming Canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Dec 26:

The change of the name of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on which the Kiev authorities are insisting will inevitably trigger a massive campaign for expropriating its churches, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said.

"After the Ukrainian parliament's decision requiring that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church's name must be changed, these changes will certainly be followed by repressions. And it is absolutely obvious that there is some ultimatum: if the church doesn't change its name, its registration will be annulled, but if the church does change its name, this will prompt very strong pressure, primarily on the people, on the public. Definitely, forcible actions will begin to expropriate churches," Patriarch Kirill said.

The people in Ukraine are "strong in their faith, they are emotional people, and, certainly, there is the danger that everything that might happen around churches might prompt bloody conflicts," Patriarch Kirill said.
Interfax-Religion

“As you know, the law on the name change has been adopted. The law is completely insane — from the point of view of modern law and, again, modern principles of state relations with religious organizations,” the patriarch said

“When a state invents names for a religious organization, and with a clear desire to discriminate against this organization and eventually destroy it, this is a violation of all rights, laws adopted, as they say, in a civilized society,” he said.
Law on Renaming Ukrainian Orthodox Church Insane - Patriarch Kirill

112.ua: Patriarch Kirill says renaming of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate may result in bloody conflicts | KyivPost

The vast majority of Ukrainian citizens are parishioners of the canonic Ukrainian church, which Poroshenko is trying to destroy. Where are th Human Rights observers? Our religious rights have been severely violated in Ukraine (as well as many other human rights).
 
December 31.. Patriarch Kirill of All Russia sent a letter to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople calling on him to refrain from creating a new church in Ukraine and legalizing dissenters.

"Back off from communicating with dissenters now and refuse to take part in the political venture on their legalization. And then the genuine Orthodox Church in Ukraine led by his Beatitude Onufriy, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine will bless you and history will keep memory of you as a Constantinople hierarch who managed to preserve the dignity of the church in dire political conditions and keep its unity," Patriarch Kirill said.

The patriarch noted that the legalization of dissident structures and the creation of the so-called autocephalous church was in violation of all church laws.

In his letter, Patriarch Kirill emphasized that the so-called unification council in mid-December in Kiev "was the gathering of dissenters under the cover of the holy Constantinople church.".

Patriarch Kirill urges Constantinople to refrain from legalizing schism in Ukraine
 
KIEV. 4 Jan. A letter of Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland Savva to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople:

“the Polish Church stands for the principle of observance of the canonical norms of Church life, according to which the status of autocephaly can only be granted if in one country there is one Church. Because in Ukraine there are several schismatic Church groups, they must first repent and return to the canonical Church. Only then can begin the debate on the granting of autocephaly. The autocephaly, according to the beliefs of the local Orthodox Churches is to view the Mother Church, after consultation with all the primates of local Orthodox Churches. Failure to comply with these requirements may lead to further divisions, as in matters of dogmatic and canonical nature should not be guided by political considerations”,

In the concluding part of his letter to Patriarch Bartholomew, Metropolitan Sawa stressed that “the so-called” Unification Council”, which took place on 15 December 2018 in Kiev, does not solve the problem, but, on the contrary, strengthened it, bringing to life in painful phenomena not only religious but also socio-political” thought the rector of the Polish Orthodox Church.

The Polish Orthodox Church again commented on Unification Council | 24-my.info
 
KIEV. 4 Jan. A letter of Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland Savva to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople:

“the Polish Church stands for the principle of observance of the canonical norms of Church life, according to which the status of autocephaly can only be granted if in one country there is one Church. Because in Ukraine there are several schismatic Church groups, they must first repent and return to the canonical Church. Only then can begin the debate on the granting of autocephaly. The autocephaly, according to the beliefs of the local Orthodox Churches is to view the Mother Church, after consultation with all the primates of local Orthodox Churches. Failure to comply with these requirements may lead to further divisions, as in matters of dogmatic and canonical nature should not be guided by political considerations”,

In the concluding part of his letter to Patriarch Bartholomew, Metropolitan Sawa stressed that “the so-called” Unification Council”, which took place on 15 December 2018 in Kiev, does not solve the problem, but, on the contrary, strengthened it, bringing to life in painful phenomena not only religious but also socio-political” thought the rector of the Polish Orthodox Church.

The Polish Orthodox Church again commented on Unification Council | 24-my.info

Hopefully will be no blood shed while struggles
 
Hopefully will be no blood shed while struggles
I hope you are right but I strongly doubt that: all this looks like continuation of genocide of Russians in Ukraine (millions of us). Today:

Patriarch Bartholomew signs Tomos of Autocephaly for newly - established Ukrainian church

The signing of Tomos of Autocephaly for the newly-created Orthodox Church of Ukraine is not a church but a political act which may have catastrophic consequences for Ukraine, the head of the Russian Federation Council’s international affairs committee, Konstantin Kosachev, said.

"This is a new move towards destroying the unity of Orthodoxy, the consequences of which will be catastrophic, first of all for Ukraine itself and its people," Kosachev said.
Signing of Tomos is politically motivated, says senior Russian MP


I feel like Bartholomew (Judas in a cassock) has just signed the death penalty for many priests and parishioners of Ukrainian canonical church. Just imagine when Nazis come to seize our churches, we’ll do our best to protect them. And what will happen next when you have a small armed crowd of hateful Nazis and a big unarmed crowd of parishioners? Parishioners’ and priests’ blood.

Besides Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Onufry was added to the database of the Peacemaker site and it’s de facto an invitation for his assassination. Many people whose personal data had been leaked on this site were already assassinated including a famous Ukrainian journalist Oles Buzina.
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Oles Buzina' assassination was the third in a row of political killings in the last four days: Sergey Sukhobok (April 13); Oleg Kalashnikov (April 15); and Oles Buzina (April 16).
History of Ukraine Told by Assassinated Ukrainian Writer Oles Buzina


This “Peacekeeper” site is basically a government-sponsored list of people who are targeted for assassination. The site publishes information on individuals who are disliked by the Ukrainian government. Enemies of the state, in other words. It publishes names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and other private data about these individuals.
Journalist-Killing “Peacekeeper” Site Back Up and Running – Part I

Names of 4,000 Journalists Published on Ukrainian Hit List Website (Video)

Fresh leak of journalists’ data by Ukrainian witch-hunt website causes uproar
 
Hopefully will be no blood shed while struggles
I hope you are right but I strongly doubt that: all this looks like continuation of genocide of Russians in Ukraine (millions of us). Today:

Patriarch Bartholomew signs Tomos of Autocephaly for newly - established Ukrainian church

The signing of Tomos of Autocephaly for the newly-created Orthodox Church of Ukraine is not a church but a political act which may have catastrophic consequences for Ukraine, the head of the Russian Federation Council’s international affairs committee, Konstantin Kosachev, said.

"This is a new move towards destroying the unity of Orthodoxy, the consequences of which will be catastrophic, first of all for Ukraine itself and its people," Kosachev said.
Signing of Tomos is politically motivated, says senior Russian MP


I feel like Bartholomew (Judas in a cassock) has just signed the death penalty for many priests and parishioners of Ukrainian canonical church. Just imagine when Nazis come to seize our churches, we’ll do our best to protect them. And what will happen next when you have a small armed crowd of hateful Nazis and a big unarmed crowd of parishioners? Parishioners’ and priests’ blood.

Besides Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine Onufry was added to the database of the Peacemaker site and it’s de facto an invitation for his assassination. Many people whose personal data had been leaked on this site were already assassinated including a famous Ukrainian journalist Oles Buzina.
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Oles Buzina' assassination was the third in a row of political killings in the last four days: Sergey Sukhobok (April 13); Oleg Kalashnikov (April 15); and Oles Buzina (April 16).
History of Ukraine Told by Assassinated Ukrainian Writer Oles Buzina


This “Peacekeeper” site is basically a government-sponsored list of people who are targeted for assassination. The site publishes information on individuals who are disliked by the Ukrainian government. Enemies of the state, in other words. It publishes names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and other private data about these individuals.
Journalist-Killing “Peacekeeper” Site Back Up and Running – Part I

Names of 4,000 Journalists Published on Ukrainian Hit List Website (Video)

Fresh leak of journalists’ data by Ukrainian witch-hunt website causes uproar

Imagine the outrage when Putin split Judaism!
When Jews split Christian Orthodoxy no problem!
 
Jan 16, 2019

Question: The Serbian Orthodox Church has taken the side of the Russian Orthodox Church in the context of the ecclesiastical crisis in Ukraine. At the same time, a number of countries are exerting pressure on Patriarch Bartholomew and seek to ensure recognition of Ukrainian ”schismatics“ by Local Orthodox Churches. How do you think the situation will evolve?

Vladimir Putin: On December 15, 2018, the Ukrainian leaders, actively supported by the USA and the Constantinople Patriarchate, held a so-called ”unifying synod“. This synod declared the creation of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, with Patriarch Bartholomew signing the tomos (decree) granting it autocephaly on January 6, 2019. Thus, it was attempted to legalize the schismatic communities that exist in Ukraine under the jurisdiction of Istanbul, which is a major violation of Orthodox canons.

Yet, hardly anyone in the US or in the Ukrainian leadership worries about this, as the new church entity is an entirely political, secular project. Its main aim is to divide the peoples of Russia and Ukraine, sowing seeds of ethnic as well as religious discord.

Once again, this has nothing to do with spiritual life; we are dealing here with dangerous and irresponsible politicking. Likewise, we do not speak about the independence of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. It is de-facto fully controlled by Istanbul. Whereas Ukraine's largest canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has never requested autocephaly from Patriarch Bartholomew, is absolutely independent in its actions. Its connection with the Russian Orthodox Church is purely canonical – but even this causes undisguised irritation of the current Kiev regime.

Because of this, clergymen and laymen of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church are being persecuted and deprived of churches and monasteries, and attempts are made to deny the Church its legitimate name, which raises tensions and only leads to further discord in Ukrainian society.

Evidently, Ukraine's leaders have to understand that any attempts to force the faithful into a different church are fraught with grave consequences. Yet, they are eager to put interconfessional concord in the country at stake in order to conduct the election campaign of the current Ukrainian President based on a search for enemies, and to retain power by all means.

All of this does not go unnoticed by Orthodox Christians.

Naturally, Russia does not intend to interfere in ecclesiastical processes, especially those happening on the territory of a neighboring sovereign state. However, we are aware of the danger posed by such experiments and blatant interference of the state in religious affairs.

Interviews to Serbian periodicals Politika and Večernje novosti
 
January, 2019

What is happening today in Ukraine is a blatant intervention of the state in the internal affairs of the Church,
Met. Hilarion: UOC is going through a time of persecution by authorities

Aggressively-minded proponents of the OSU ) held a meeting and sealed the temple in the village of Vorsovka, Zhitomir region.

OCU adherents in the village of Vorsovka, Zhitomir region, with the support of the village council and activists from Svoboda, held a meeting for the transfer to the newly formed structure. St. Nicholas’s Church was sealed, and the rector of the church was hospitalized with a hypertensive crisis, reports the "1Kozak" TV channel on Facebook.

According to journalists, on January 11, a support group from Svoboda, as well as people who did not participate in the church’s life, arrived at the village gathering. According to eyewitnesses, after the agitation against the “Church of the aggressor country”, a conflict arose at the meeting. The supporters of the OCU decided to take away the property belonging to the community of St. Nicholas’s Church, and all objections of the rector Fr. Vasily were met with shouts. After talking with aggressive activists, the priest was hospitalized with a hypertensive crisis.
Transfer to OCU in vlg. Vorsovka: priest hospitalized, church sealed

St. Michael’s Church of the village of Krasnovolia is blocked by OCU activists, who did not allow the ruling bishop and the rector into the church.

Volyn proponents of OCU seize church in vlg. Krasnovolia of the Manevichi district, Protopriest Oleg Tochinsky, a spokesperson for the Volyn eparchy of the UOC, reports on his Facebook page.

Proponents of the OCU did not allow the rector Fr. Andrei, as well as the ruling bishop, Abp. Nathanael of Volyn and Lutsk, into the church. In addition, as reported by Fr. Oleg, the activists, disrupting the service, brought the priest of the Kiev Patriarchate and declared him a new rector.
Volyn proponents of OCU seize church in vlg. Krasnovolia

Multiple human rights violations in Ukraine, where are human rights observers from "civilized" Western world?
 

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