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Russian Orthodox Church Condemns House Arrest of Vicegerent of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

© Sputnik / Sergey Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankMonument "Reunion" was opened at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The sculptural composition is dedicated to a historical event - the reunification of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCOR), which took place in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on May 17, 2007.
Monument Reunion was opened at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The sculptural composition is dedicated to a historical event - the reunification of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCOR), which took place in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on May 17, 2007. - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.04.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The house arrest of the vicegerent of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra has been issued under false accusations and represents yet another example of lawlessness in Ukraine, the spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church, Vladimir Legoyda, said on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, Lavra vicegerent Metropolitan Bishop Pavel said he had been sentenced to house arrest and summoned for interrogation over alleged collaboration with Russia and incitement of inter-religious hatred for criticizing the schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU).
"The placement of Metropolitan Pavel under house arrest on far-fetched accusations is, alas, a natural continuation of the lawlessness being exercised today by the Ukrainian authorities. Such is the 'dialogue' with representatives of the largest Christian denomination in Ukraine," Legoyda said on Telegram.
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