DESS appeals to UOC over the "Russian" song performed in the Lavra

16 November 2022 10:17
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Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Photo: kiyev.ua.org Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Photo: kiyev.ua.org

According to the State Ethnopolitics Service, the UOC cannot have room for the “Russian world” narratives. 

The State Service for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience of Ukraine made a statement in light of the video from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, in which a song about the Russian Federation was performed. The document was published on the official website of the department.

The message says that every bishop of the UOC must make sure that the parishes of the eparchy entrusted to him do not commemorate Patriarch Kirill, do not distribute pro-Kremlin literature and do not reproduce the narratives of the “Russian world”.

The department also urged to check the content of sermons and chants and make sure that it does not hurt people's feelings in the context of Russia's invasive war against Ukraine and the ongoing aggression since 2014.

“No one will do this for you, and this is an important exam with far-reaching consequences,” the Service warned.

Earlier, the UOJ reported that the SBU opened a criminal case on the fact of a video with songs about the Russian Federation from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

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