Metropolitan Onufry of the UOC MP supported the AFU and urged Russia to stop the war

Metropolitan Onufry of the UOC MP supported the AFU and urged Russia to stop the war

Metropolitan Onufry of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine called on the president of the aggressor country Vladimir Putin to immediately stop the "fratricidal war," he also expressed support for Ukrainian soldiers.

 

The Primate of the UOC MP appealed to the citizens of Ukraine in connection with the beginning of a full-scale Russian offensive. He called for prayers for the Ukrainian army, state and people.

 

"To our great regret, Russia has started military actions against Ukraine and at this fateful time I urge you not to panic, be courageous and show love for your homeland and each other. I call you, first of all, to intensified penitential prayer for Ukraine, for our army and our people, I ask you to forget mutual quarrels and misunderstandings and to unite in love for God and our homeland.In this tragic time we express special love and support for our soldiers, who stand guard and defend our land and our people. May God bless and keep them!", Onuphry said in his address.

 

Onufry added that he appeals to the Russian president:

 

"We ask for an immediate end to the fratricidal war. The Ukrainian and Russian peoples came out of the Dnieper baptismal font and the war between these nations is a repetition of the sin of Cain, who killed his own brother in envy. Such a war is neither of God nor of men".





Metropolitan Onufry of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine called on the president of the aggressor country Vladimir Putin to immediately stop the "fratricidal war," he also expressed support for Ukrainian soldiers.

 

The Primate of the UOC MP appealed to the citizens of Ukraine in connection with the beginning of a full-scale Russian offensive. He called for prayers for the Ukrainian army, state and people.

 

"To our great regret, Russia has started military actions against Ukraine and at this fateful time I urge you not to panic, be courageous and show love for your homeland and each other. I call you, first of all, to intensified penitential prayer for Ukraine, for our army and our people, I ask you to forget mutual quarrels and misunderstandings and to unite in love for God and our homeland.In this tragic time we express special love and support for our soldiers, who stand guard and defend our land and our people. May God bless and keep them!", Onuphry said in his address.

 

Onufry added that he appeals to the Russian president:

 

"We ask for an immediate end to the fratricidal war. The Ukrainian and Russian peoples came out of the Dnieper baptismal font and the war between these nations is a repetition of the sin of Cain, who killed his own brother in envy. Such a war is neither of God nor of men".