“our Orthodox Church never actually forbids people from doing anything
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“It is not a sin. Our Orthodox Church never actually forbids people from doing anything. It does not forbid – it simply very strongly recommends abstaining.
“The Ecumenical Patriarchate has never been a spectator of the course of human affairs
“Here is a church that the state does not persecute. You do not have to become its followers—it is enough simply not to express your negative position towards it.
“This is the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. It has always been an Orthodox shrine, and it remains one. There can be no politics in such things. And no ‘Russian World,’
“Obviously, there should simply be a ban. We have a ban on all religious organizations that cooperate with Russia. But how are you going to prove it when they just sit there and pray for Kirill? There is simply no tangible evidence whatsoever
“zealous followers of the Russian Patriarchate act in the same way as the opponents of the Apostle Paul did
“that the issue had never been considered or discussed by the Church
““The fact that, instead of imposing strict demands upon the followers of Russian Pharisaism in Ukraine, we demonstrate humility and call them to fraternal dialogue, mutual understanding and unity—rather than judging them according to the canons, as the Patriarchate of Alexandria has done with similar Russian ecclesiastical usurpers in Africa—does not mean that we lack the right to act in this way,” he said. “Our conciliatory approach must not be interpreted by anyone as supposed evidence that we do not possess this right or that we ourselves harbour doubts about it.
