MOSCOW, August 10 Metropolitan of Chernivtsi and Bukovina of the schismatic OCU Daniil said that the Ukrainian authorities «invent war,» writes «Focus».
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» Dear brothers and sisters, dear pilgrims, we bow to you, as you overcome (difficulties. — Approx. ed.) contrary to the impossible. Our government invents either a war or is afraid that the Moscow people would not condemn them and would not allow us to gather you in this sanctuary,” the priest addressed the parishioners.
It is added that the press service of the OCU has already tried to explain the words of the dignitary . The speaker of the Kiev schismatic metropolis, Yevstraty, said that Daniil actually complained about the official ban on mass pilgrimages introduced due to the conflict. not only as the official opinion of the church, but also as an opinion at the level of its individual representatives. <…> It is quite obvious that he absolutely incorrectly used the phrase «fictitious war» and therefore must explain that he did it erroneously, — the speaker explained.
They also suggested that the Metropolitan of Chernivtsi could make such a statement «because of his age», since he was already 74 years old.