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15 October 2018, 15:24Lukashenko blames politicians for events in Orthodox Church
Minsk, October 15, Interfax - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko blames politicians for what is happening in the Orthodox Church.
"You [the clergy] are the holders of people's hearts, their spirituality. I have told the patriarch that the reasons that you often later have to deal with lie in you, statesmen. We are often the reasons or those who speed up processes, including negative ones. We should probably apologize to you for what is now happening in the Orthodox world, in which we live," Lukashenko was quoted by his press service as saying during a meeting with members of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Synod of the Belarusian Orthodox Church.
The president said clergy sometimes find themselves in difficult situations because of the actions of the secular authorities of various countries.
Lukashenko called for unity between peoples and inside the Orthodox Church and for cooperation in dealing with the problems that arise. "Let us be together. Let us react to all these challenges actively, but with understanding," he said.
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