The Patriarch of Alexandria should not look for the guilty among the priests who fulfill their pastoral duty with the blessing of the hierarchy, but should carefully read the decision of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, which says that the Russian Orthodox Church calls on Patriarch Theodore to reconsider his anti-canonical decision on Ukraine and return to the rails of canonical Orthodoxy, that is, do not split it. This was stated by the Patriarchal Exarch of the Russian Orthodox Church in Africa, Metropolitan Leonid of Klin in an interview with Interfax.
“As for the eligibility, then, of course, they have no right to summon our clerics to court. The Patriarch of Alexandria can address his clerics, his flock. As for the other local Church, there are certain framework rules, the charter, and if Patriarch Theodore has any questions, he should address directly to the fullness of the Russian Church, and not act as is customary in some seemingly serious organizations that say that called, in one person and absolutely do not want to hear anyone around.
We hear such mantras now on the political platform, we also hear from the Patriarch of Constantinople, and, of course, the Patriarch of Alexandria echoes him,” he added.