He prayed for peace instead of the victory of the Russian Federation: Patriarch Cyril removed the ROC priest
According to journalists, a priest from Lublin in the Moscow region, priest John Koval in prayer instead of the phrase "Arise, God, to help your people and give us your victory" He said "ascend, God, to help people and give us our power Your peace. " This text is from the "Prayer of Holy Rus'", which the Russian Orthodox Church has spread to temples for mandatory reading.
The publication states that cleric was found guilty of self -government and forbidden to conduct services before the end of his case in the disciplinary commission of the ROC in Moscow. Disciplinary information is also posted on the ROC website. Last month, Patriarch Moscow Cyril recommended clergymen to go to war in Ukraine, and advised ordinary citizens to raise funds for financing a military campaign.