Nosivka parish to OCU clergy: Could you take Communion despite mortal sin?
The “priests” of the OCU believe that violence and deception do not prevent them from receiving communion. Photo: screenshot of the “Pershy Kozatsky” video
During the first "service" of the OCU in Nosivka, no one among the gathered people received communion, said the parishioner of the seized church, Olga Holovko, with reference to activist Zesyulkina on Facebook. At the same time, "OCU priests" were obligated to receive communion. Parishioners of the Holy Trinity Church asked two clergymen from Dumenko's OCU how they could receive communion after committing a mortal sin – the theft of someone else's property. The video of the conversation was posted by the "Pershy Kozatsky" resource.
One of the clergymen responded by discussing blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The other claimed, "There is a decision of your community to transition to the OCU, the community has voted." When people pointed to the actual parishioners who are forced to pray outside the walls of their seized church, saying, "Show us the community that voted, because this is the community," the "priest" remained silent.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that activists in Nosivka invited "parishioners" to the seized church through advertisements.
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