Amsterdam on mobilization of bishop: Shame on hypocrites who deny UOC repression

Bishop Seraphim (left). Photo: UOC press service

On September 5, 2025, UOC lawyer Robert Amsterdam commented on the mobilization of Bishop Seraphim of Novovorontsovka on his X page.

«Outrageous behavior. And this from those who profess democratic values! Shame on the hypocrites who deny the reality of religious repression!!!»

Earlier, the UOJ wrote that the TRC kidnapped Bishop Seraphim of Novovorontsovka. Subsequently, he was already enlisted in the service of the second battalion of the military unit in the Rivne region.

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