Bishop Victor (Kotsaba) tells Polish functionaries about discrimination of the UOC

During his visit to the Republic of Poland Head of the UOC Representation at International Organizations Bishop Victor of Baryshevka conducted a number of meetings with European civil servants, whose sphere of competences encompasses a religious subject matter. It is reported by the UOC Information and Education Department.

Within the framework of the relevant discussions, the Head of the Representation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at European International Organizations provided comprehensive answers to questions about the scandalous bills 4128, 4511 and 5309, facts of violations of the rights of Orthodox believers, and the blocking by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine of the registration of the UOC charters.

Recall, Bishop Victor visited Wroclaw Diocese of the Polish Orthodox Church, where he led the Divine Liturgy in the Church of Archangel Michael of Sokolovsko. Vladyka conveyed the blessing and prayerful support of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry, to the Orthodox Ukrainians present at the Liturgy.

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