The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church supported Russophobic a party to the conflict in Ukraine, which exacerbates the divisions within the society and complicates relations with the Russian Orthodox Church with the Vatican, said the bishops meeting, the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill.

"Beginning with the first protests in Kiev at the end of 2013, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church supported one side of the conflict, which under nationalist and often Russophobic slogans sought to overthrow the government. The leadership and most of the Commissioners of the UGCC was made extremely politicized statements that did not contribute to overcoming the civil war, " said the Patriarch.

according to him, this position of the UGCC concern of the Moscow Patriarchate in the field of relations with the Roman Catholic Church. The Primate noticed that the ROC has always been condemned by the direct intervention of any Church in politics.

"We are confident that the involvement of churches in the civil conflict will help even deeper divisions within the Ukrainian society," said Patriarch Kirill.

Thus the Primate said that the Vatican has always maintained a balanced position on the situation in Ukraine and avoided the one-sided estimates, calling for peace and cessation of hostilities ".

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