Metropolitan Onufry: Whatever decisions are made regarding our Church, we will continue to love God and our land

On October 22, 2023, in his Sunday sermon, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphrius commented on the latest decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which passed in the first reading the bill 8371, as it is called, «On the ban of the UOC». This is reported by the Information and Education Department of the UOC.

His Beatitude emphasized that «the center of governance of our Ukrainian Orthodox Church is in Ukraine, in this holy city of Kiev. Everyone is looking for a spiritual center, from where we are governed, it is also there, but it is in Heaven. There is the Founder and Head of our Church — our Lord Jesus Christ».

In the words of the High Priest, «no matter what they do to us, no matter what decisions are made, we will love everyone. We will love God, we will love our land, our people, our government, our army. We will love all people and pray for them. Because our Church is the Church of love. It was founded by God, who Himself is Love.