Metropolitan Anthony on the coronavirus at the UOC

Metropolitan Metropolitan of Boryspil and Brovarsky, in charge of the affairs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Anthony, commented on the attack of information about the coronavirus in the UOC due to cases of illness in the church. He said that the priests of all the churches in Ukraine are sick, but the journalists focus on the UOC.

The metropolitan said this in a comment during a flower-laying ceremony at the Eternal Flame on May 9.

According to the cleric, the coronavirus does not choose, it has affected everyone, but they say a lot about the UOC and in a selective way.

“We see different people die. Both scientists and representatives of the Greek Catholic Church and representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the monks of Kiev Pechersk Lavra, but for some reason the emphasis is really only on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church,” said Anthony .

“Some media expected this to happen. But we are believers and we perceive everything that the Lord sends us with confidence in God, the providence of God, and we pray for all those who care about the people who sympathize with us,” he said. . Anthony

In addition, Metropolitan Onufry also spoke about his well-being. After the journalist asked how his health was, he asked the journalist how his health was. After that he replied: “and mine, Glory to God.”

Previously, Strana wrote that in Chernivtsi the archimandrite came to the editorial office to journalists who wrote that it had Covid-19.

We also talked about what happens in Lavra and the monasteries during the epidemic.