US EditionOrthodox patriarch defends recognition of an independent Ukrainian church
- The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, Bartholomew, defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine during a speech in New York.
- Bartholomew criticized the Russian Orthodox Church for endorsing the invasion of Ukraine, labeling it as against Orthodox teachings.
- He stated that Ukrainians are 'no longer subject to a church that has compromised itself.'
- Bartholomew denounced the Moscow Church for promoting a 'Russian world' ideology that claims Russia as a protector of Ukraine.
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Orthodox Patriarch Defends Recognition of an Independent Ukrainian Church
The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, speaking Friday before a New York audience, defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine, and he denounced the Russian Orthodox Church as giving a “ringing endorsement to the invasion of Ukraine.”
Patriarch Bartholomew defends recognition of independent Ukrainian church
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, speaking Friday before a New York audience, defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine, and he denounced the Russian Orthodox Church as giving a “ringing endorsement to the invasion of Ukraine.”
Patriarch Bartholomew called the RPC "a tool of the state and a church that compromised itself."
Orthodox patriarch defends recognition of an independent Ukrainian chu
The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, speaking Friday before a New York audience, defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine, and he denounced the Russian Orthodox Church as giving a “ringing endorsement to the invasion of Ukraine .” Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople made the remarks before the Council on Foreign Relations during a stop on his 12-day visit to the United States. It als…
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