Media: In Pryslip, OCU supporters seek to close a UOC church
The church in Pryslip. Photo: Pershyi Kozatskyi
In the village of Pryslip, Lviv region, local activists of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) are planning to close the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) Church of Saints Cyprian and Justina and legally dissolve the religious community, reports dozor_kozal1. The church is one of the few remaining active UOC sanctuaries in the region.
OCU supporters are calling on their followers to gather at the church on October 6 to vote for its closure. The activists are trying to dissolve the parish despite the fact that the church and the adjacent land are privately owned.
Journalists report that previous attempts by the activists to take over the church from UOC faithful were unsuccessful, and now they are acting more decisively.
The church’s owner has already filed a police report regarding potential illegal actions.
As the UOJ previously reported, the head of the Lviv Regional State Administration has threatened legal action against the remaining UOC parishes.
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