The events on mount Athos in connection with the visit there of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople does not mean that in all monasteries share his beliefs on the Ukrainian question, said Last news the Secretary of the Department for external Church relations (DECR) of the Moscow Patriarchate on inter-Orthodox relations, Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk.

according to Greek media, during the visit of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on mount Athos, he was met by Commissioners from all the local monasteries, and during the Liturgy at xenophontos monastery Bartholomew referred to the head of the schismatic Church of the Epiphany as the " Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine ". It was stated that in General the service was attended by the abbots of the Athonite monasteries of Iveron, Vatopedi, Simonopetra, Pantokrator, Dionysiou, the monastery, Stavronikita. Then some anonymous Telegram-channels told about the "defeat of the Russian Orthodox Church" on mount Athos.

in his vision, about this shows what to do Patriarch Bartholomew, and as a result, to be present At the commemoration of the Epiphany they " agreed to only seven of the twenty (abbots - Approx. Ed.) that is the minority."

He said that to impose a ban on Bartholomew to commemorate Athos whom He wishes, nobody can. Yakimchuk reminded that the Russian Orthodox Church took the subordinate position of mount Athos by the Patriarch of Constantinople, when the company informed the Holy mountain also stopped Eucharistic communion with Constantinople.

"Then this measure has caused some misunderstanding among believers. The events of recent days have confirmed the correctness of the decision, " he finished Commissioner of the DECR.

by the end of 2018 at the initiative of the Ukrainian authorities and the Patriarchate of Constantinople was created by the so-called "Orthodox Church" - splitting the structure formed by merging 2 other schismatic churches. Received from Patriarch Bartholomew the Tomos " autocephaly ", in fact she was almost completely dependent on Constantinople. ROC fifteen October 2018 ceased Eucharistic communion with the Patriarchate of Constantinople.



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