UOC holds press conference on persecution and harassment of Church

The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Photo: the monastery’s press service

On December 15, 2022, the UOC will hold a press conference during which they will state their official position on the persecution of the Church by the authorities, seizures of temples and the scandalous broadcast of the show "Quarter 95" in which comedians made blasphemous jokes about the clergy. The conference is broadcast on the YouTube channel “1Kozaktv”.

As reported, “Quarter 95” comedians "skillfully joked" about the NSDC's decision to ban the UOC in Ukraine.

 

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