In Ivano-Frankivsk Cathedral of UOC, thugs stage fight at meeting of bishop
Thugs for hire staged provocations at the Ivano-Frankivsk UOC Cathedral. Photo: kurs.if.ua
In the Ivano-Frankivsk Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, at a meeting of the new bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk and Kolomyia Nikita (Storozhuk), agents provocateurs made a fight and tried to disrupt the archdiocesan service, reports the press service of the Chernivtsi-Bukovyna Eparchy of the UOC.
According to the press service, the provocateurs were gathered personally on social media by Nazar Kishak, the advisor to the Ivano-Frankivsk mayor.
According to information from the eparchy’s press service, UOC worshippers had their faces smashed and their noses broken.
After the attackers were kicked out of the church, the thugs for hire blocked the worshippers in the cathedral for three hours, shouting: "Down with the Moscow priest", and "Moscow KGB agents to Moscow".
The protesters also said that the UOC should cease to exist in Ivano-Frankivsk.
According to police officers present on the scene, there were about 70 protesters.
Earlier, the Ivano-Frankivsk Eparchy’s press service reported a provocation against Archimandrite Nikita.
Read also
DESS: Ramadan is a time of special closeness to the Almighty
DESS congratulated Ukraine’s Muslims on the beginning of Ramadan.
Jehovah’s witness pastor sentenced in Lviv region for refusing TRC service
A court in Lviv region sentenced a Jehovah’s Witness pastor to five years in prison for unauthorized absence from his unit and for refusing to serve as a TRC cook.
Orthodox Church in America raises $700,000 for Ukrainians in Poland
An OCA representative met with Metropolitan Sava and discussed humanitarian support for Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
Hollywood Catholic actors remind of the spiritual meaning of Great Lent
Mark Wahlberg i Jonathan Roumie recorded a video message calling for prayer at the beginning of Great Lent.
MP Huz discusses seizure of UOC monastery in Myltsi with Volyn RMA head
Huz demanded that the authorities "resolve the situation" with the St. Nicholas Monastery of the Volodymyr-Volynsky Eparchy of the UOC.
Lviv authorities to allocate UAH 300,000 for UGCC church damaged by shelling
The Lviv City Council will finance the restoration of stained glass windows of the Uniate church after damage sustained as a result of a missile strike.