Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has nothing against his name being mentioned during worship in the UOC-MP churches as their primate, instead of Moscow Patriarch Kirill (Gundyaev), who earlier “blessed” the crimes of the Russian army and the Putin regime.
This was announced by theologian Archimandrite Kyrylo Hovorun, who personally met with Patriarch Bartholomew, the Spiritual Front of Ukraine reports.
“We had the opportunity to discuss the situation in Ukraine in great detail. It was obvious that the Patriarch was sincerely with the people of Ukraine in its sufferings. I was also glad to see that we are, as they say, on the same page in understanding new opportunities for the consolidation of Ukrainian Orthodoxy. For example, he did not deny the possibility of him being mentioned, without any additional canonical procedures, by those who see no other options for themselves, including through joining the OCU,” said Archimandrite Kyrylo Hovorun.
It should be recalled that on February 28, 2022, he paid a visit to the Consulate General of Ukraine in Istanbul. During the meeting with the Consul General of Ukraine in Istanbul, Roman Nedilsky, Patriarch Bartholomew expressed deep condolences over the unjustified losses among the defenders and the civilian population of Ukraine.
