Community of Netishyn cathedral votes for loyalty to the UOC
Believers of the UOC in Netishyn vote for loyalty to the Church. Photo: screenshot t.me/kozakTv1
On April 9, 2023, the community of the UOC Cathedral in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God "The Burning Bush" in the city of Netishyn voted for loyalty to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
After the service on the feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, Archpriest Viktor Tyshkun, rector of the UOC Cathedral in Netishyn, addressed the parishioners of the cathedral with a proposal to vote and testify to their position: whether the community should move to another religious structure or remain faithful to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church headed by His Beatitude Onuphry.
As a result of voting, all members of the religious community of the Cathedral in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "The Burning Bush" of Netishyn city unanimously voted to remain in the UOC.
Earlier, the UOJ wrote that in Netishyn, a UOC priest urged the authorities not to incite religious hatred.
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