Patriarch of Moscow And all Russia Kirill met with the General Secretary of the world Council of Churches (WCC) Olaf Tatom tried to convince the organization to draw attention to the continuing Ukraine discrimination against people based on linguistic, ethnic And religious grounds.

" Turning To his Ukrainian flock, I non-stop talking about the fact that in order to came true peace in Ukraine, it is necessary to achieve justice. And it is very important to eliminate discrimination against people based on linguistic, ethnic And religious grounds. Unfortunately, for the last time we faced this discrimination, " said the Patriarch, quoted by his press service.

Patriarch Kirill has recognized that in Ukraine there are a number of " very severe cases, when captured by the temples And when citizens pricesnews only because they belong To our Church."

" the number of these cases is increasing all the time, And I would ask that in its concerns, And human rights And religious freedom, the world Council of Churches would have in mind what is currently happening in Ukraine ", - said the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The world Council of Churches is the governing body of the Ecumenical movement. The WCC was founded in Amsterdam in 1948. According to the information of the Moscow Patriarchate, now brings together more than 330 Churches, denominations, And communities in more than 100 countries. Among the members of the WCC are the local Orthodox Churches (except Serbian And Georgian Churches), about 20 Protestant denominations, different United And independent Churches. The Roman Catholic Church is not a member of the WCC, though, And works closely with the Council.

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