Russian Pressure on Clergy to Prevent Independence of Ukrainian Orthodox Church is Unprecedented
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Channel: UATV English · 2018 · People & Blogs
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has met with clergy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Kyiv. The president spoke with bishops who support the creation of autocephaly for the local Orthodox church in Ukraine. The clergy spoke about receiving strong pressure from Russia. Viktor Yelensky, Ukrainian MP and religious scholar, joined us to talk about the outcomes of this meeting. _ Subscribe to UATV English: https://goo.gl/VHU7bk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UATVEN Twitter: https://twitter.com/UATV_en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uatv.en Watch UATV live: http://eng.uatv.ua/ #News #Ukraine #UATV #Patriarchate #Russia #Orthodox #Church #Moscow #Autocephaly #Religion
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