According to Fr Alexander Volkov, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Press Secretary, the creation of exarchates by the Russian Orthodox Church in Western Europe and Southeast Asia is a response to the Patriarchate of Constantinople actions in Ukraine. He explained: ” “We have always respected the Constantinople Patriarchate and we have turned a blind eye to the Constantinople Patriarchate’s ambitions to care for all Orthodox Christians in the diaspora, but of
On the creation of Moscow Patriarchate exarchates in Western Europe and Southeast Asia
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