Cherkasy mayor and warden of seized UOC cathedral does not wear cross, photo
The warden of the cathedral seized from the UOC in Cherkasy. Photo: news cherkassy
The Cherkasy Telegram channel News Cherkassy published a photo of the city’s mayor, Anatoliy Bondarenko, without clothes and without a pectoral cross. Previously, Bondarenko had also shared photos of himself where it was clear that he does not wear a pectoral cross.
At the same time, in the OCU, Bondarenko was appointed head of the parish council of the St. Michael's Cathedral, which was seized by radicals who beat UOC clergy and believers.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that the mayor of Cherkasy was excommunicated from the Church by Metropolitan Theodosiy.
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