Catholic priest co-serves with "archbishop" in Ternopil Eparchy of OCU
On October 14, 2022, "Archbishop of Ternopil and Kremenets" Nestor Pysyk performed a "liturgy" at the Intercession Church of the village of Medyn, as reported on the FB page of the Ternopil Eparchy of the OCU.
Pysyk was concelebrated by the rector of the Catholic St. Sophia Church in Podvolochysk Petr Savchak. Together with the local OCU “clergymen”, he prayed during the "liturgy" at the altar and laid his hands upon the holy gifts.
As previously reported, a Catholic priest prayed with Sergei Dumenko at the altar of the OCU church in Varash.
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