H.E.
Archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhyn, Deputy Head of the
External Church Relations Department of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine,
spokesperson of the church and professor at the Kiev Theological
Academy, at the press conference during the WCC 11th Assembly
in Karlsruhe, Germany, 2 September 2022.
Photo:
Sean Hawkey/WCC
Ukrainian
archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhyn, in a press briefing at
the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, told journalists that
the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has applied to become a full member of
the WCC and the Conference of European Churches.
Ukrainian
archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhyn, in a press briefing at
the World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly, told journalists that
the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has applied to become a full member of
the WCC and the Conference of European Churches.
Archbishop Yevstratiy is deputy
head of the External Church Relations Department of the Orthodox Church
of Ukraine and is a professor at the Kyiv Theological Academy. He is
attending the assembly in the German city of Karlsruhe from 31 August to
8 September.
"The Ukrainian war continues, and
for me, as a Ukrainian living inside the country, we have suffered from
Russian atrocities every day, and every hour at a very high price,"
said the archbishop during the press briefing.
"The city of Chernihiv was under
Russian siege for 38 days. Every day it was bombed, shelled, and
missiles rained. Seven hundred inhabitants died this March, and many
buildings have been destroyed."
At the same press briefing, Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen,
general secretary of the Conference of European Churches, spoke of
churches acting as the Good Samaritan in helping refugees.
"What we see in Europe today is a
vast expression of religious illiteracy, among some decision-makers,
and what we're trying to impact in this country, but also other
contexts, is to mitigate that, explaining the role of conflicts.”
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September 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany: a press briefing was given by H.E.
Archbishop Yevstratiy of Chernihiv and Nizhyn, Deputy Head of the
External Church Relations Department of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine,
spokesperson of the church and professor at the Kiev Theological Academy
and Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen, General secretary of the Conference of
European Churches (CEC). The 11th assembly of the World Council of
Churches from August 31 to September 8 has the theme "Christ's Love
Moves the World to Reconciliation and Unity."
Photo:
Sean Hawkey/WCC
Yevstratiy
said the Orthodox Church of Ukraine has not had contact with the
Russian Orthodox Church, but that the Orthodox Church of Ukraine
"is open to listen and have discussions."
Discuss and pray
"And we gather together to
discuss, to pray to rethink, and to find a way to be much more united as
Christians," said the archbishop.
The Ukrainian archbishop said that Ukraine's security "is not a question about Russia and Ukraine, even not about Europe."
He said Russia's invasion of
Ukraine on 24 February had caused the most dangerous security situation
the world has faced since the Second World War, and that war, in turn,
led to the formation of the WCC.
"It is a question about security
for the whole world. And if we understand it as a global security
system, it will work more appropriately,” he said.
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