Cross Procession 2017: campaign against the Church is launched!
During one week of July, several vivid materials appeared in the media space, designed to frankly and unequivocally cause hatred against the UOC.During one week of July, several vivid materials appeared in the media space, designed to frankly and unequivocally cause hatred against the UOC.
ZIK, Obozrevatel, a lot of Internet publications and even the whole of the Ministry of Culture of
Ukraine joined the campaign for making fakes and inciting hatred towards the UOC.
Is it a coincidence, or an attempt to repeat the scenario of 2016, when the entire hysteria unfolded in
media against the Church?
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