THE JERUSALEM POST
We, as a nation, do not wish death to our neighbors,” Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Ukraine said. “However, since they came to our land, we’re defending our land. Protecting ourselves is not a sin.”
Killing Russian soldiers isn’t a sin, Metropolitan Epiphanius I of Ukraine, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, said Monday in a telethon, as reported by Ukrainian state media Ukrinform.
“We, as a nation, do not wish death to our neighbors,” Epiphanius said, according to Ukrinform. “However, since they came to our land, we’re defending our land. Protecting ourselves is not a sin.”
The archbishop blessed the Ukrainian people in their fight against Russia.
