For the year of the existence of the schismatic "Orthodox Church of Ukraine" less than 1% of the canonical Church passed into it

For the year of the existence of the schismatic "Orthodox Church of Ukraine" less than 1% of the canonical Church passed into it За год существования раскольнической «Православной церкви Украины» в нее перешло менее 1% канонической Церкви print version December 3, 2019 2:51 p.m. Despite the efforts of state propaganda, less than 1% of all parishes of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church joined or were forcibly transferred to its ranks in the year since the formation of the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine”. This was announced in an interview with the Russia-24 television channel by the managing director of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Anthony of Boryspil and Brovarsky . According to the bishop, since December 2018, schismatics have seized about 100 churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, illegally re-registered 220, voluntarily changed the jurisdiction of about 78 parishes. Thus, Vladyka Anthony summed up the results, of the more than 12 thousand parishes that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has, this is less than 1%, while some parishes after that have already returned to the fold of the canonical Church. “In such periods, self-cleaning takes place. After all, who left us? Those who wore various gossip, strife within the Church, who asserted themselves, who had a very high opinion of themselves, left ... There remained people who were faithful to God, Churches, faithful to their oath - both priestly and bishops, those who live for Christ and in Christ, ”said Metropolitan Anthony.