UOC (MP) Metropolitan blesses a priest to provide spiritual guidance for DPR fighters
Rector of the Church of the Holy New Martyrs, Donetsk Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Andriy Manych settled in the territory of the DPR military unit in Makiyivka chapel and agreed to become the father confessor of terrorists.
It was reported by coordinator of Informational resistance, MP Dmitry Timchuk on his Facebook page.
The UOC (MP) priest was contacted by the commandment of the 5thseparate motorized rifle brigade with this proposal.
"Father Andriy agreed in principle to this and received the blessing of Metropolitan Ilarion of Donetsk and Mariupol,” the group coordinator says.
According to Dmitry Tymchuk, in August of 2015. Andriy Manycha initiated the establishment of the pro-Russian organization Imperial Union. His idea was supported by the ‘Supreme Court of the DPR’ and Metropolitan Ilarion (Shukala) of Donetsk and Mariupol.
"According to Fr Andriy, organizations must become the backbone of the clergy and congregation of the UOC (MP) in Donbas. The task of the organization is to disseminate chauvinistic imperialist ideas (“orthodox fascism”) in Donbass,” the MP claims.
