Earlier, Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel commented on the ongoing Ukrainian church crisis. Speaking about the conflict between the UOC and the OCU, the head of the BOC said that Bulgaria understands perfectly well what is happening in Ukraine and which Church is truly Orthodox.
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church discussed the ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church with representatives of the Coptic Church
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with a delegation from the Coptic Church, which arrived in Moscow to participate in the Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Church. During the meeting, in particular, the ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was discussed. This was reported by the Communications Service of the DECR of the Russian Orthodox Church.
It is reported that during the conversation, Patriarch Kirill touched upon the church situation in Ukraine and spoke about the actions of the authorities of this country aimed at destroying the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
In turn, the representative of the Coptic Church expressed solidarity with the deep concern and heartfelt pain expressed by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill in connection with the difficult situation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is currently experiencing persecution by the state authorities. Metropolitan Serapion noted that Coptic Christians are praying for the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and for all those who are suffering today.
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