Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus-Ukraine, Patriarch Filaret, said there would be no Ukraine if the church was dependent upon Moscow, according to a UNIAN correspondent.
UNIAN: Patriarch Filaret says no Ukraine if church dependent on Moscow
Patriarch of Ukrainian Orthodox church Filaret holds candles lit from the \"Holy Fire\" delivered from Jerusalem in Volodymyrsky Cathedral in Kiev on April 11, 2015 during Orthodox Easter celebration.
