RO Russian Orthodox church commented on the decision of Elladsky church on autocephaly Ukraine
Moscow, 12 Oct — Federal state unitary enterprise RAMI "RIA Novosti". The deputy head of department of external church relations of the Moscow patriarchy the archpriest Nicholas Balashov commented on the solution of the Cathedral of Elladsky church concerning not initial Kiev metropolitanate of Ukrainian orthodox church ". Despite reasonable offers of a number of metropolitans to refrain now from decision-making, the Hierarchal cathedral of Elladsky church made the decision in favor of PTsU recognition, thus having oddly hoped that Ukrainian "autocephaly" will be able "to strengthen the relations between autocephalous tserkvami Great Russian Federation and...