When I met the senior Russian Orthodox official Metropolitan Hilarion in Lisbon last week, I asked him about the current crisis in the Orthodox world, writes Filipe d’Avillez. The Patriarchate of Moscow has protested strongly against plans by the Patriarchate of Constantinople to grant “autocephaly” to Orthodox Christians in Ukraine, many of whom are currently under the authority of Moscow. Hilarion, chairman of the department of external relations of the Moscow patriarchate, said the only legitimate Church in the Ukraine is the one that answers to Moscow.
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Interview: Metropolitan Hilarion on the Orthodox crisis
when i met the senior russian orthodox official metropolitan hilarion in lisbon last week, i asked him about the current crisis in the ortho...
Filipe D'Avillez
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