Net shows OCU cleric inciting religious hatred against UOC
A cleric of the OCU. Photo: a video screenshot
In the seized Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos of the UOC in the village of Novosilky, a cleric of the OCU spoke before activists who backed the takeover, as reported by kozakTv1.
During his address, he calls for a fight against the "internal enemy", which he considers the believers and clergy of the UOC. The OCU representative describes them as "enemies of humanity" and criticizes the Ukrainian Orthodox Church led by Metropolitan Onuphry.
"The so-called Ukrainian Orthodox Church, under the leadership of this so-called Moscow... Onuphry. They are fierce enemies of all humanity around the world," he stated.
As reported by the UOJ, on October 6, a group of raiders from the OCU seized the Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos of the UOC in the village of Novosilky, Kyiv region. It is noted that there have been repeated attempts to take this shrine away from Orthodox Christians.
Read also
WCC Demands 'Protection' for St. Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai
The WCC also passed resolutions on the Armenian Genocide and the terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus.
Russian Orthodox Church Provides Aid to Earthquake Victims
Volunteers from the Petropavlovsk and Kamchatka Diocese are providing food and aid at the Holy Trinity Cathedral’s humanitarian warehouse to support residents affected by a powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake in Kamchatka.
Serbian Patriarch Slams 'Undemocratic' Ruling Against Republika Srpska Leader
Patrarch Porfirije condemned the verdict as "unlawful and undemocratic." He is a vocal supporter of autonomy for Bosnian Serbs.
World's Most Premature Baby Celebrates First Birthday
Iowa NICU defies “impossible” odds to save boy born at 21 weeks.
Court Extends Detention of Metropolitan Arseny by Two Months — Again
Defense Prepares Appeal as Legal Irregularities Surround Continued Imprisonment of UOC Hierarch