OCU "hierarch": Communities of UOC that refused to join us are separatists

Mikhail Zinkevich. Photo: pershyj.com

In an interview with the publication "First Channel of Social News", “Metropolitan" Mikhail Zinkevich of Lutsk and Volyn of the OCU said that the UOC communities that refused to move to the OCU are separatists.

Asked about what he thinks about the communities of the UOC that are building new churches instead of those seized by the representatives of the OCU, Zinkevich replied that "these communities today are outside the canons of church life."

“These are not churches, these are organizations that preach separatism and will continue to do so. Moreover, what I said is coming true today: a candle bought in the church of the MP is money for cartridges to kill our soldiers,” Zinkevich said.

In his opinion, there are cases when “lost Ukrainians are still gravitating towards Moscow” and “exist on a collaborationist basis”.

Earlier, the UOJ wrote that Mikhail Zinkevich told how many churches he had taken from the UOC.

Read also

Oleksandrivka believers hold procession to site of Virgin Mary’s apparition

The Odesa Eparchy of the UOC held an annual prayer procession to the Nativity of the Theotokos Convent.

Decaying architectural monument church in Poltava region shown online

A blogger showed the semi-ruined condition of the Church of the Nativity of Christ, built in 1801, in the village of Verhuny.

BOC debunks false claims of disrupted service over RF ambassador's presence

The Metropolis described reports that the service had been disrupted as slander, explaining that the Primate's calls for order were prompted by the exceptionally large number of people in attendance.

Son of Chernihiv Eparchy priest killed on front line

The Chernihiv Eparchy has extended its condolences to the family of the dean of the Sosnytsia District, calling on the faithful to pray for the fallen serviceman.

TRC detains priest of Ovruch Eparchy

TRC officers detained Archpriest Serhiy Bovsunovskyi of the UOC's Ovruch Eparchy at a checkpoint near Korosten.

Historic UOC church in Beryslav burns down in drone strike

A wooden church built in 1726 burned down after a drone strike in the Kherson region.