Lomachenko to be exchanged for treason: Azov's reaction to post on Church
Vasyl Lomachenko. Photo: eurosport.ru
On December 31, Ukrainian boxer and former world champion in three weight categories Vasyl Lomachenko reposted an excerpt of Metropolitan Longin's sermon on his Instagram page. The metropolitan says that the Ukrainian state has started a war against God, the Lord's Church and the Ukrainian people.
"We have an opportunity to show how faithful we are to our Father in Heaven and the Mother of our Church, whether we are true Orthodox and whether we truly believe in God at all and how committed we are to Him! As they say that friends are known in trouble, today the true Orthodox will show themselves in the most difficult moment for our Church. We are given a great opportunity today to prove whether we are worthy of eternal life in the Kingdom of God! Peace be with you all!" - Lomachenko wrote under an excerpt from the Metropolitan's sermon.
Ukrainian nationalists immediately reacted to the boxer's post. Bohdan "Tavr" Krotevych, the chief of staff of the Azov regiment, published a post on Twitter with a proposal to make Lomachenko a new "Medvedchuk", for whom "we can free a lot of our guys from captivity". In his Instagram post, he tagged the SBU and added, referring to the enforcers: "The SBU, I think, can charge here, what do you think? And if it's taken for treason, you can trade a lot of Ukrainian patriots who are in captivity for that afterwards."
As reported, Vasyl Lomachenko started serving at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, helping to bake prosphoras.
Read also
Kosovo to enact law restricting Serbian Church, experts say
Analysts warn that the new "Law on Foreigners" in Kosovo could restrict the presence of clergy, believers' access to shrines, and increase pressure on the Serbian community.
Congress Speaker: Demand to introduce Sharia law in USA is a serious problem
The Speaker of the House of Representatives stated that there is growing concern in society about attempts to impose Islamic law, which is incompatible with the American Constitution.
UK government introduces restrictions on "anti-Muslim hostility"
UK authorities have adopted a new definition of "Islamophobia" which, according to experts, could provide Muslims with special protection and restrict freedom of speech.
Dumenko brings icon in Church Slavonic to Ministry of Health
Epifaniy presented cardiologists with an Intercession icon, with inscriptions in Church Slavonic, which his structure calls a "sign of the Moscow tradition".
ISIS supporters carries out terrorist attack at anti-Islamic protest in NY
Near the home of New York's Muslim mayor, radicals threw two makeshift bombs at protesters during an anti-Islamic rally.
Hryshchuk: If UOC hands over its church itself, angle grinders aren't needed
An OCU chaplain called on UOC believers to accept the loss of the shrine for the sake of their own "enlightenment".