23.05.2007, [10:53] // Orthodox // RISU.ORG.UA
Kyiv-Istanbul – Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople gave his blessing to Ukraine on 17 May 2007 at his residence during a meeting with representatives of Ukrainian civic organizations. They addressed him with the request to support the creation of a single national church in Ukraine. The patriarch voiced his support for the union of the Orthodox churches in Ukraine again and wished peace and union to the whole Ukrainian people.
Vice-Admiral Borys Kozhyn, director of the charity fund Ukrainian Order: Marine Cross and head of the delegation, said: “It was a pleasant meeting. In the name of the public we awarded him a Ukrainian order, the marine cross. In addition, we told the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate strives for the union of all citizens around its church.”
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