Kiev-Pechersk Lavra denied attachment to religious procession on June 22, on the square of the monastery.

certain Ukrainian media reported that on Sunday, 22 June, the Holy assumption Cathedral of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was obliged to start the Procession " against war and European integration ". Its organizers, according to the newspaper " Left Bank ", opposed military action in Donbas and integration of Ukraine in foreign and hostile Western civilization "and also wanted to Express his position about the fact that Ukraine is " one of the components of the Orthodox civilization and Russian world ". The procession also had to be devoted to the 73rd anniversary of the great Patriotic war.

According to the head of the outreach Department of the Lavra of the monk Ilarion, the superior of the monastery have not blessed the Procession, which, according to Him, " unauthorized was organized by a small group of individuals around the assumption Cathedral square of Kiev-Pechersk reserve.

" The brethren of the monastery tried to prevent this political meeting, But was confronted with the aggressive attitude of some persons Claim that they belong to the movement, which is designated as " political Orthodoxy ". Processions not have the opportunity to perform unauthorized - there is a clergy of Lavra, which must be consistent all the events and all know about it, " said hieromonk Hilarion in explanations, published on the official Internet representation of the Lavra.

in addition, the monastery publishes the message of the monastery, which says that at the same time different groups of people on the square Lavra " provoked violations of the Church community and led to more political differences ", from the back side, " several hundred aggressive people picketed the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra ". They say that the picket was attended by activists from Ukrainian flags and flags of the " Right sector ". The entrance to the Lavra was blocked by soldiers of the internal troops of Ukraine and police officers from different departments.

in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra also stressed that in the last days " is a lot of provocations ", and among them around Laura." But we will be wise and will not succumb to them ", - reported in the monastery.

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