Posted on 08/07/2023 3:26:48 PM PDT by Rattlesnake_Snook
A call for peace between Russians and Ukrainians has landed a Ukrainian priest named Roman Kurach in hot water. Kurach, who serves with the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, has had to apologize publicly after his words prompted an intervention by some Ukrainian journalists and sparked what the local media called a “massive scandal.”
During a Sunday prayer, the priest asked God to “work a miracle and bring these great peoples together: Ukraine and Russia.” He also beseeched the Lord to make Russians and Ukrainians “stop exterminating and killing each other” and help them “build the kingdom of heaven here, on Earth” to eventually “ascend to the skies together.”
These words did not sit well with local journalist Darya Sipigina, who was the first to publish videos from the sermon, along with a Facebook post in which she blasted Kurach’s words as “shocking.” “How is this even possible a year and a half [into the conflict]?” she asked in her post, while accusing the Uzhhorod Greek-Catholic Church of a lack of “respect for those who defend the Ukrainian land and die for it.”
The journalist admitted that she did not listen to the whole sermon but heard the words about peace through the local cathedral’s loudspeaker while “driving past it.” She claimed she confronted the priest after the sermon, but Kurach told her he would not stop blessing Russians even if his brother, who is currently on the frontlines, died in the conflict.
The Ukrainian media still widely reported on the priest’s sermon, calling the situation a “scandal.” Kurach then had to explain his choice of words and apologize in an interview with a local media outlet. “It is dangerous to say such things [during] the war,” he said on Monday, adding that “it was a mistake.” He also described his call for peace as “spontaneous.”
Insert the death of many American cities here while we send billions to Ukraine to protect Joe, Hunter and a bunch of other thieves.
the only ukrainian media is “Z”s media.
Meanwhle, $32,686,509.707,657 and rising. Debt per taxpayer - $253.686.
Source: https://www.usdebtclock.org/
Gotta love those ukrainians.
So Jesus is now pro-war?? This is insane.
God bless this Priest who spoke the truth.
Wrongthink.
Neo-Nazis are still in full control of Ukraine.
Darya is reflexively one of satan’s minions.
I hope they get what they screamed for, good and hard. Good priest. Can’t help some people, and so you should not!
I am not sure which is worse: That a journalist is “shocked” that a priest called for peace. Or that the priest apologized for it.
I guess every beauty pageant contestant who wants world peace is gonna get canceled by Ukraine journalist mobs too?
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