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24.03.2008, [15:45] // UOC-MP // RISU.ORG.UA

Moscow— Respective members of the Union the Orthodox Brotherhoods of Ukraine and the synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate gathered at the residence of Patriarch Alexis II on 17 March 2008 to discuss the autocephaly. According to the Portal Credo news agency, The Ukrainian delegation consisted of a few dozen representatives from eight regions and was led by UOBU deputy head V. Lukiianyk.

The delegates expressed their concern over the “threat” of autocephaly and requested that the Patriarch come to Ukraine to promote administrative unity among UOC-MP churches and monasteries.

“We promote unity and will not allow division to take place,” assured Patriarch Alexis, before agreeing to a visit. “We will not leave our flock in Ukraine in trouble and will certainly come to Ukraine.”

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