The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine, said that the arrest of the priest of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Metropolitan Pavel (Lebed), was a misunderstanding. The video message was published by the African Patriarch Exarch Metropolitan of Klinsk Leonid (Gorbachev) in his own newspaper. telegraph channel.
As Onufry said, the UOC received information about Pavel’s arrest. He noted that the news was received there with sadness and regret.
“I know that you are a good monk, bishop, regent of the holy Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, and this is just some kind of misunderstanding,” he said.
The metropolitan also expressed confidence that people understand that the governor of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra is not worthy of detention in a pre-trial detention center.
14 July Kyiv Solomensky District Court taken Under the supervision of the governor of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra until August 14. Metropolitan Pavel said he did not agree with the court decision regarding his arrest, adding that he did not have the money to pay bail.
Earlier, the Security Service of Ukraine announced that it presented Pavel with new suspicions under the articles that the equality of citizens due to their religious beliefs was repeatedly violated and the Russian Federation justified its actions.
Former Ukrainian authorities emerging plans to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.