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UGCC is ready to repurpose churches as hospitals

22.03.2020, 14:35

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is ready to work closely with doctors and can provide them with its own churches if necessary. Patriarch Sviatoslav of the UGCC stated it on March 22 in his sermon.

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is ready to work closely with doctors and can provide them with its own churches if necessary. Patriarch Sviatoslav of the UGCC stated it on March 22 in his sermon.

"Dear health workers, you are on the front line today, you sacrifice your health and life to save the health and life of sick people in need. Your Church is with you! We are praying for you," he said.

The Patriarch of the UGCC assures that the Church will do everything possible to prevent the point at which doctors will have to decide who should live and who should die due to the lack of medical supplies.

"As in the days of Maidan, when all our parishes, churches, monasteries were opened and immediately turned into hospitals, underground hospitals.

If needed, the entire ecclesial and spiritual space will become the hospitals where we will save human lives together with you. But you are to teach us how to do it. We are able to learn quickly and well so that together with you we can save the life of a person who is dying," said Patriarch Sviatoslav.

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