Believers and clergy of the Kirovograd diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have joined the flash mob “Bartholomew, we did not invite you, we are not waiting for you” against the visit of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople to Ukraine, writes For-ua.
The Orthodox called on Patriarch Bartholomew to cancel his visit to the celebrations on the Independence Day of Ukraine.
“Orthodox believers are asking not to come to their land, a citizen of Turkey, Patriarch Bartholomew, who was invited on their behalf to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, because for his illegal decisions and unreasonable actions in Ukraine, enmity, hatred and division are sown, tears are shed, Orthodox Christians are beaten priests, they seize churches, ”the diocese website says.
Earlier, the Believers of the Zaporozhye diocese called for the start of the Stop Bartholomew flash mob.