Ukrainian law enforcement officers conducted searches in Rovenkovsky and Archbishop Arkady of Sverdlovsk, affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), who are suspected of engaging in collaborative activities. This was reported by the Ukrainian edition of “Left Bank”.
“Representatives of law enforcement agencies recently conducted a search for collaborative activities in Archbishop Arkady (Taranov), head of the Rovenky diocese of the UOC,” the publication says.
It was noted that the searches were carried out in Odessa, where the archbishop was registered. At the same time, he himself is on the territory of the Russian Federation, according to the publication.
Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk (Sevryuk), former Head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate declarationThat the Ukrainian special services are included in the sanctions lists of the long-deceased Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) bishops. According to Metropolitan, the first such list was published last summer.
According to him, those who compile the list can copy the names and surnames of all bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church from the official website or from the church calendar, on which such lists are published.