Pochaiv Lavra abbot comments on media provocations around the monastery
Abbot of the Pochaiv Lavra, Metropolitan Volodymyr. Photo: UOC Information Center
Metropolitan Volodymyr, abbot of the Pochaiv Lavra, commented on the Hromadske video, in which the journalist talked to unknown women who made a number of anti-Ukrainian statements. The Metropolitan's message was published on the Dozor telegram channel, as well as on the Pershy Kozatsky YouTube channel.
Commenting on the footage taken on the territory of the Pochaiv Lavra, the bishop noted that the two women giving interviews were "out of touch with objective reality" and had nothing to do with the monastery.
“The brethren of the Lavra do not share the statements of people who speak out against our state and who have nothing to do with the monastery. Why do journalists interview random people, cropping their videos and covering only the answers they need? Probably to provoke people into intolerance towards each other,” Metropolitan Volodymyr said.
He believes that this video story is "most likely another ordered ‘bubble’ aimed at provoking citizens and violating the stability in our state, already damaged by the war."
The abbot of the Lavra admitted that the people in the frame could be figureheads.
“Or maybe the journalists themselves slander and shoot the people they hire themselves? In light of the provocative actions of journalists, the administration of the Lavra asks the parishioners to be careful and not succumb to provocations,” Metropolitan Volodymyr said.
Earlier, the UOJ wrote that the lawyer of the Pochaiv Lavra addressed a request to the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada.
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