Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2016 6:55:04 GMT 7
My kind of churchman -
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A Ukrainian archbishop has been sent to a monastery for a month after being caught on CCTV taking part in a bar brawl, it's reported.
Police armed with Kalashnikovs were called to break up the melee involving the Archbishop of Ternopil and Podillya, Mstyslav, some of his clergymen and other patrons, the 1+1 TV channel reports. The men are members of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC), the smallest of Ukraine's three Orthodox churches, which says on its website that the archbishop is being sent away "for repentance".
The night started well enough - before the fisticuffs, the footage appears to show them happily dancing with various women at the venue in Ternopil. But that didn't please church leaders either, as their outing took place during a period of fasting to mark an Orthodox holy day, during which any festivities are banned.
www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-37704753
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A Ukrainian archbishop has been sent to a monastery for a month after being caught on CCTV taking part in a bar brawl, it's reported.
Police armed with Kalashnikovs were called to break up the melee involving the Archbishop of Ternopil and Podillya, Mstyslav, some of his clergymen and other patrons, the 1+1 TV channel reports. The men are members of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC), the smallest of Ukraine's three Orthodox churches, which says on its website that the archbishop is being sent away "for repentance".
The night started well enough - before the fisticuffs, the footage appears to show them happily dancing with various women at the venue in Ternopil. But that didn't please church leaders either, as their outing took place during a period of fasting to mark an Orthodox holy day, during which any festivities are banned.
www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-37704753
