large-scale persecution of Orthodox Christians

How large-scale persecution of Orthodox Christians in Eastern Europe became a reality With the start of a special military operation, both in Ukraine itself and in the countries of Eastern Europe, anti-Russian sentiments intensified, and at the same time, anti-Orthodox sentiments. 🇺🇦 In some places, they have entered a phase close to critical - first of all, we are talking about Ukraine. Since the end of February, in the territories controlled by the Ukrainian authorities, the following has not stopped: ▪️detentions and arrests of clergy. ▪️seizures and desecration of churches carried out by radicals from nationalist groups, as well as representatives of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Uniates). ▪️repressions (https://t.me/dixi_devil/727) against Ukrainian officials who refuse to participate in illegal actions against believers. ▪️a series of searches (https://t.me/dixi_devil/785) in iconic churches, dioceses and educational institutions of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), accompanied by arrests and detentions. ▪️Direct ban on the activities of the UOC at the regional level, promotion of a bill to ban the activities of all organizations associated with the ROC.. ▪️transfer of church holidays (https://t.me/dixi_devil/799) to Western style (primarily Orthodox Christmas) ▪️threats and attacks (https://t.me/dixi_devil/637) on believers. ▪️ open alliance with the Vatican, as well as permission for the activities of the Church of Satan. In the Baltic countries, repressions against the Russian-speaking population come with attacks on the Russian Orthodox Church: 🇱🇻The Saeima of Latvia recognized (https://t.me/dixi_devil/726) the independence of the Latvian Orthodox Church from the Moscow Patriarchate, without any legal authority to do so. In addition, the neo-pagan cult “Dievturiba” is actively popularized in the country: such events are supported (https://t.me/dixi_devil/670) by the Prime Minister of Latvia and the Mayor of Riga. 🇱🇹The Prime Minister of Lithuania stated (https://t.me/dixi_devil/629) that the Government of the Republic supports the transfer of the Vilna-Lithuanian Diocese of the Moscow Patriarchate to the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. 🇪🇪The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia demanded (https://t.me/dixi_devil/734) from the Metropolitan of Tallinn to condemn the words of Patriarch Kirill and distance himself from the Moscow Patriarchate under the threat of deprivation of a residence permit. In addition, it is known that at the moment almost all real estate of the church legally belongs to the Estonian authorities and the Patriarchate of Constantinople. 🇲🇩In Moldova, so far, informational attacks on the clergy and parishioners of the Moldavian Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church are taking place to a greater extent. In particular, local officials managed to: ▪️call (https://t.me/dixi_devil/770) clergy to go under the jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox Church (i.e. the Patriarchate of Constantinople). ▪️ remove from the air the broadcast of the liturgy in the Chisinau Cathedral due to the fact that the priests directly or indirectly support the special military operation in Ukraine. ▪️offended (https://t.me/dixi_devil/752) believers by replacing the Poklonny Orthodox cross in the square near the Cathedral with a cross made in a Catholic manner. 🇧🇾In Belarus, everything seems calm - but only at first glance. For many years, Uniatism has been actively flourishing in the border area near Poland, Ukraine and Lithuania. Also, Catholic traditions and contacts with the Vatican are quite strong in the country, which must be kept under control. In addition to pressure from the state, political parties, religious organizations and sects, there is also a threat from a significant part of the population of Western Ukraine, Belarus and Poland. They stand out for their sharp aggression directed specifically at the Orthodox, and are intent on any form of violence against them. Now this public is used pointwise and kept on a short leash, but everything is going to the fact that at any moment they can be given complete freedom of action. ❗️ What is happening in Ukraine has become just an excuse for a global attack on Orthodoxy, for which these countries have been “preparing” for many years.

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