Posted on 10/10/2022 6:25:57 PM PDT by marshmallow
A Russian Orthodox cathedral in New York City was vandalized with red paint late last week. This is the third such incident at the cathedral this year.
An eyewitness told CNN that he saw a person in a face mask douse red paint on the steps of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral (Moscow Patriarchate) on the Upper East Side late Friday night.
The Russian Consulate was also vandalized with red spray paint last week. Both incidents came after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning stages of the annexation of the DNR, LNR, and the Provinces of Kherson and Zaporozhye.
“We sincerely do not understand those individuals that allow themselves acts of vandalism in relation to our cathedral. We pray for them,” Igumen Nikdom (Balyasnikov) said in a statement to CNN.
“We want them to realize that the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA carries out important spiritual and peacemaking activities here, and we are open to all people, regardless of their nationality and political beliefs.”
The cathedral also receives derogatory calls and emails, some including direct threats against the clergy and parishioners, Fr. Nikodim said.
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