Dumenko's congratulatory message removed from BOC Sofia Metropolis website
The Bulgarian Church reported that the head of the OCU was not invited to the funeral service of Patriarch Neophyte. Photo: Facebook
Earlier, the Sofia Metropolis of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church had published a congratulatory message from the head of the OCU addressed to the Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel. This was reported on the Pavlov secrets Telegram channel.
On July 3, Epfaniy Dumenko's message was removed.
As the UOJ wrote, Dumenko congratulated the newly elected Patriarch of Bulgaria, Daniel, who does not recognize the OCU.
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