UOC priest: There is no justification for today's persecution of the faith
Fr. Georgy Boyko. Photo: a video screenshot of the Telegram channel KozakTv1
The rector of the Intercession Church of the UOC in the village of Novi Petrivtsi in the Kyiv region, Fr. Georgy Boyko, said in an interview published on the Telegram channel KozakTv1 that there is no justification for today’s persecutions of faith by Ukrainian authorities.
According to him, Ukraine is experiencing a repetition of the historical era when the Soviet authorities were engaged in Church repressions.
"Unfortunately, it is happening again today. Only now, they have different faces and different masks. Today's oppression and persecution have no justification. It is hard to justify atheists, but they did not believe in God. Today, it seems there are no atheists. Those who stand in churches, who wear vestments and call themselves 'different Churches' are persecutors," Fr Georgy said.
The priest also reminded that a few years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky promised not to interfere in interfaith issues, referring to them as matters of the soul.
"If the President remembered those words, those in power who make decisions would hardly decide to ban the UOC," he added.
As reported, an American human rights activist said he was shocked by the criminal cases against the UOC hierarchs.
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