Entire Orthodox world is with you – Bancheny Monastery backs His Beatitude

His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry in the Bancher Monastery. Photo: UOC press service

"The people of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the entire Orthodox world were, are, and will be with you," the brethren of the Bancheny Monastery, led by Metropolitan Longin, supported His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry. This is stated in a message on the official Telegram channel of the monastery.

"Your Beatitude! You were, are, and remain our Primate! You were born in Ukraine, has lived, and will live in Ukraine! The people of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the entire Orthodox world were, are, and will be with you," wrote the monastery's press servic

As reported, on July 2, the SBU announced that Zelensky, by his decree, deprived His Beatitude Onufriy of citizenship. 

The UOJ analyzed the situation regarding the deprivation of citizenship of His Beatitude Onufriy and what lies behind Zelensky's decree.

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