The Metropolitan of the UOC (Moscow Patriarchate) considers the pacifiers of Donbass “defenders of peaceful life”
The funeral of another “ATO warrior” who died in Donbass took place in Polesie.
“The warrior died from a bullet wound while defending the territorial integrity of our state,” reports the website of the Sarny diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).
With the blessing of Metropolitan Anatoly of Sarnen and Polesie, at the request of the parents of the deceased, the “funeral rite” was headed by Archpriest. Pavel Koval is the rector of the Elias Church. Zaluzhye.
“As Metropolitan Anatoly noted, this is not the first Polishchuk who laid down his life for the integrity of the borders of our state and the peaceful life of our compatriots,” the website says.
It should be noted that in 2014, Bishop Anatoly signed a "Memorandum on the Creation of a Unified Ukrainian Local Orthodox Church" with representatives of the so-called "Kiev Patriarchate," the "UAPC," and even the Uniates, condemning "Russia's actions as an aggressor."
The Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) considers the pacifiers of Donbas "defenders of peaceful life"