Moscow rebuff

Hierarches of the Moscow patriarchy warned the management Kiev metropolitanate of Ukrainian orthodox church (UPTs) that "illegal actions" on change of the status can lead to emergence of split in church. So Sacred synod of RO Russian Orthodox church responded to the solution of UPTs made two weeks ago to declare the full independence of the Moscow patriarchy. At the same time it became known that the head of foreign policy department of RO Russian Orthodox church Grigory Alfeev Illarion is dismissed. The expert notes that this resignation "against sharp for RO Russian Orthodox church phases of the Ukrainian crisis shows a dissatisfaction with its work as...