Spokesman for Patriarch in Jordan: We pray that God will preserve Orthodoxy
Archimandrite Benedict (Kayal). Photo: YouTube
On February 26, 2020, the representative of the Patriarch of Jerusalem in Jordan, Archimandrite Benedict (Kayal) said in an interview with the UOJ that the participants of the meeting in Amman are asking God to preserve the unity of Orthodoxy.
According to the priest, Orthodox believers in Jordan are very happy and it is an honor for them that “here are the leaders of the Churches invited by the Patriarch of Jerusalem. This is a joy for our entire country”.
When asked whether he had ever been to Ukraine, Archimandrite Benedict answered in the negative but emphasized that he had a desire to visit the country.
According to him, "Ukraine is an Orthodox country, we all love it, pray for it that God will sanctify the people, be with it and preserve the unity of the Orthodox Church."
He also expressed hope that the meeting in Amman would allow us “to hear from the leaders of the Churches their common opinion, their view on the future development of the Church”.
Addressing the Ukrainians, Archimandrite Benedict wished them unity, so that they would preserve Orthodoxy, "so that they would never allow separation, that God would save Ukraine and Ukrainians and the Orthodox flag would always be high".
As reported earlier, according to Bishop Irinej (Bulovic) of Bačka), the problems of loss of unity in Orthodoxy are the result of the actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople.
The UOJ presents the online broadcast of the events in Amman.
Read also
Head of Germany’s largest media group: We must all become Zionists
The media executive urged Europeans to defend the Jewish state in order to preserve their own freedom and security.
Church сonsecrated after restoration in Zaporizhzhia Eparchy of UOC
Metropolitan Luke of Zaporizhzhia and Melitopol performed the rite of great consecration and celebrated the first Liturgy in the renovated church.
Sand for construction of Yermak’s residence brought from cemetery, MP says
MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak said that sand illegally removed from a cemetery in Ukrainka was used in the construction of the elite Dynasty cooperative in Kozyn.
Italian court recognizes family with three parents as legal
In Bari, the appellate court ordered authorities to register an adoption according to which a child is listed as having two "fathers" and one mother.
Archaeologists discover biblical Bethsaida on shore of Sea of Galilee
Researchers have discovered a first-century residential house beneath the apse of a Byzantine church and a mosaic inscription mentioning the Apostle Peter.
Israeli soldiers receive jail terms for mocking statue of the Virgin Mary
Those involved in the act of sacrilege in the village of Debel will spend several weeks behind bars for desecrating a statue of the Mother of God.