OCU "priest" blames "Moscow priests" for their disinterest in politics

Roman Hryshchuk with a certificate confirming his mental health. Photo: Roman Hryshchuk's Facebook

OCU representative Roman Hryshchuk claimed that being a "Moscow priest is significantly easier than being a Ukrainian priest" because it does not require any interest in politics.

"In Moscow, it’s enough to remain silent and avoid politics. It’s enough to simply be blind and make blind those who follow you, whom you should have helped see instead," Hryshchuk stated.

In his address, he explained that a "Ukrainian priest" must "be knowledgeable, persuasive, active, inspiring, aware of reality, compare it with historical and biblical data, talk about it, argue, and discuss."

Hryshchuk added that the modern role of a "Ukrainian priest" involves participating in volunteer activities and teaching responsibility.

"Yes, it’s much harder, but it’s the only way. It’s the path Moses led his people along," he remarked.

Additionally, Hryshchuk argued that if Moses had acted like "Moscow priests", the Israelites would have remained in Egyptian slavery, and Ukrainians, in his words, would still be under the rule of occupiers due to the absence of their own Church.

Earlier, the UOJ reported that Roman Hryshchuk posed near a regional psychiatric hospital and displayed a certificate confirming his mental health.

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