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Syria's President, Bashar Assad, compared the attempt to divide the Antiochian church in Syria and Lebanon and the so-called "church split" in Ukraine. At the same time, he shouted at Russia, that "everyone is attacking"
He said this at a meeting with the Russian delegation, writes TASS.
Read also: Where is your Tomos, signed Stalin – Resonance, Poroshenko's statement, in the direction of the ROC [19659004] Dmitry Sablin, State Duma deputy, quotes the words of the leader of the Duma. Assad. The Russian parliamentarian said that, according to the Syrian leader, "attempts to divide the faithful are one of the most serious problems not only in you but in our country"
Today, we see attempts to separate the church and our country – an attempt to divide the church of Antioch in Syria and Lebanon,
– repeats the statement of Assad Sablin
The President from Syria declares that "talks are continuing on the independence of the Lebanese metropolitan". It is the metropolitan of Beirut. Thus, Assad warned that he "could follow the continuation of this process".
In addition, the Syrian leader reportedly stressed the need "to prevent this division on all international platforms".
"Otherwise, we will have hundreds of Orthodox churches and only one." Vatican, he said.
Sablin also pointed out that Assad considered the creation of the Church Orthodox of Ukraine as "artificial".
When we see artificial attempts to divide the people, divide the church, as happens in Ukraine, it is very important to meet and receive information of the first horn The battle of today is going not only for Syria, but for the whole world
he says.
In addition, Assad noted that Russia "coexisted peacefully with the West for 20 years ", but" now it is attacked from all sides and will not stop. "
Recall that, according to the exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Archbishop Daniel Panfilsky, Russian Orthodox Church will recognize the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, at least in a close future. However, he stressed, the CEC's prerequisite is the recognition of Kremlin-dependent Serbian, Polish and Antiochian churches.
By the way, in the Russian Orthodox Church, they are convinced that the Orthodox churches of the world do not recognize the results of the Unified Council, which was the result Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Moreover, they believe that everything will return to their place and declare a common history and culture. "
What The Antiochian Church? The Antiochian Church is an Orthodox Autocephalous Church of the Greek Rite being part of the former Antiochian Patriarchate L & # 39; One of the oldest Christian churches of the Eastern Rite, due to historical events, has split up into a number of different patriarchates.The eparchies of this church are found mainly in Syria and Lebanon, as well as in Iraq, Kuwait, OAU, Bahrain, Oman and in the couple.Finals in Europe, North and South America, Australia
How to do it? Ukraine received Tomos? On April 19, the Verkhovna Rada approved a resolution concerning the appeal of President Poroshenko to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew regarding the provision of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church Ukrainian .The Ecumenical Patriarchate subsequently began all
Yes, at the beginning of September, the Ecumenical Patriarchate, in preparation for the granting of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine ] appointed his exarchs (assigns) to Kyiv. hodom they went to the Ukrainian churches and talked with the priests.
In October in Istanbul held a three-day meeting of the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. On October 10, at this meeting, the clergy heard a report of the aforementioned exarchs . According to the results of their report, Ukraine has approved the creation of a single local church.
On October 11, the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Istanbul decided to grant Tomos the self-phalismism of the I & # 39; Ukrainian Orthodox Church. At the meeting of the Synod it was decided to withdraw the anathemas of the Patriarch of UOC-KP Filaret and the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Macarius and their recognition as canonical .
of October 16 to the Ukrainian President Petro [194513] Poroshenko proposed to convey the Church of St. Andrew in Kiev as a symbolic gesture for the permanent use of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. According to him, such a decision is approved by the religious hierarchies and will accelerate the reception of Tomos on the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
On October 9, the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate met for three days. On October 10, at this meeting, the clergy heard a report from the messengers of Patriarch Bartholomew (exarchs) who had spent nearly a month in Ukraine. In particular, the clergy went to Ukrainian churches and spoke with the priests. According to the results of their report, Ukraine was allowed to create a single local church.
On December 15, at the Unity Council, the Orthodox bishops announced the unification of Ukrainian churches into one independent and independent church. His official name sounds like – Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Metropolitan Pereyaslavsky and Bila Tserkva Epiphanius became Prime Minister of the CPSU : his candidacy was supported by the majority of the Bishops of the Council of Unity. The cathedral of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine was the Mikhailovsky Cathedral with the golden dome.
On January 5, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew signed Tomos during the self-cultivation of the only Orthodox Church of Ukraine . The signing ceremony of Tomas took place at the St. George Patriarchal Church, located on the territory of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul.
On January 6, a historical document by Bartholomew officially received the CPSU . The ceremony was presented at the Divine Liturgy, jointly led by Patriarch Bartholomew and the head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanes.
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