Head of the Polish Autokephal Orthodox Church Metropolitan Sawa apologized for the letter he sent to the Patriarch of Moscow Cyril. The priest besides asked for forgiveness.
In early February a letter addressed to Cyril's patriarch was published on the pages of the Moscow Patriarchate by the head of the Polish Autokephal Orthodox Church Metropolitan Sawa. In the document, the clergy sent "the most loving, brotherly greetings and wishes" on the anniversary of Cyril's embrace of "the throne of the Patriarchs of Moscow and of all Rusi". Furthermore, he stated that "Thanks to the efforts of Your Holiness, the Russian Orthodox Church shines a spiritual revival and serves as an example to others." It should be recalled that the Patriarch of Moscow Cyril supports Vladimir Putin's actions, including aggression against Ukraine in 2014 and 2022. The letter of the Metropolitan of Sawa caused large outrage in Poland.
The enemy of religion does not like the stableness of the church – he tries to destruct it. An eyewitness is what happened in Ukraine. But the power of God is great—it is invincible. We firmly believe that evil, which destroys the divine church organism, will be destroyed by the winner of death and hell – Christ - the ruler of the Polish Autokephal Orthodox Church Metropolitan Saw in a letter to Cyril
Under a wave of criticism, Metropolitan Sawa sent an authoritative message in which he apologized to the faithful for the letter he sent to Cyril. He stated that it was a "ordinary dispatch" which greeted the Local Orthodox Churches under peculiar circumstances. The Metropolitan authoritative condemned Russia's aggression into Ukraine. He recalled that I repeatedly expressed my amazement and embarrassment by Cyril’s words about war. delight state that he does not share his opinion, and his opinions do not service to reconstruct peace in Ukraine and negatively affect the perception of Orthodoxy.
From the very beginning of the war, as evidenced both by the statements of the individual Bishops and all authoritative papers of the Council of the Polish Autokephal Orthodox Church sitting under my leadership, We supported and proceed to support the request for independency of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine. We have repeatedly appealed to His Holiness the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew to convene the gathering of the Local Superiors of the Orthodox Church in order to make a general Orthodox decision on this substance solving a hard canonical situation, in order to avoid further divisions in the pages of St. fragment of the Communication from the Metropolitan Chancellery to the faithful of the Polish Autokephalist Orthodox Church.
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Metropolitan Sawa stressed that the Polish Autokephal Orthodox Church has been active from the very beginning in carrying material, pastoral and moral aid to refugees from Ukraine. At the end of the communication, Metropolitan apologized for his letter to the Patriarch Cyril and asked the faithful for forgiveness.
Sisters and Brothers,
All my life I have devoted my life to the service of God, the Polish Autokephal Orthodox Church, our Homeland of the Republic of Poland, patriotic education of young generations, the organization of Orthodox military pastoral ministry, as well as aid to those in need. I clearly state that my message was only sent to meet the requirements of the protocol, without taking account of the hard geopolitical situation. The position of the last days and the explanation of my intentions and words in a way contrary to my intentions shows that I was incorrect and that the situation required more caution. Therefore, I express my regret that I have caused so much media confusion, which exposes the community of the Polish Autokephal Orthodox Church to – unearned by her – pain.
In the spirit of approaching in our Church, the Sunday of Forgiveness of Win I address you Brothers and Sisters in Christ, as well as all the Rodans: forgive me, sinful - a fragment of the Communication of the Metropolitan Chancellery to the faithful of the Polish Autokephal Orthodox Church.
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