Patriarch Bartholomew signs Tomos for OCU

Tomos

On January 5, 2019, at 12:41 pm Kiev time, the Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople signed the Tomos on autocephaly for Ukraine, broadcast live the “Priamyi” TV channel.

It is noteworthy that one of the commentators stressed the importance of what happened for Catholics who had been criticized for a long time for communication with representatives of the UOC KP and the UAOC. According to the speaker, now everything will be different.
 

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