‘Patriarch Bartholomew did what he had no right to do’ – says Archbishop Amphilochie

Patriarch Bartholomew did what he had no right to do, – commented on the question of granting “Ukrainian Orthodox Church” autocephaly by Metropolitan of Montenegro and Primorye Amphilochie. According to him, only the Cathedral can make such decisions.

“The Patriarch of Constantinople had such a right when he had a diocese and the Balkans. But now to otmenit the decisions of the Moscow Patriarchate, adopted 300 years ago, this happens for the first time. Constantinople always taught us not to recognize the Pope, and is it possible that we did not forget about it, but did he forget?

The church in Ukraine is a martyr. The country is ruled by Bandera. Bandera was the son of a unian dandy and fascist, “the metropolitan recalled.

“Brzezinski said after the fall of the Berlin Wall: now it remains to destroy Orthodoxy. And the struggle against Orthodoxy goes on. I am very sorry that Constantinople does not notice this.”

Amphilochius also commented on the situation in Montenegro itself. On the eve of the Serbian Orthodox Church received another threat from the Albanian minority. It requires to demolish the Church of the Holy Trinity on Mount Rumia, insisting that the shrine is built on the site of the historical residence of Albanians – Muslims.

“The Turks destroyed this church in 1571. The people wanted it to be restored, and it happened. Those who want to destroy it – continue the work of the occupier.”

According to the Metropolitan, this is another case of an attempt to create a “Great Albania”, the most vivid example of which is Kosovo.

“This place really belonged to Great Albania during Mussolini, as well as Kosovo. We see how these ideas are revived, especially on the example of Kosovo. If it reaches the border of the territories, the Pech Patriarchy, Gracanica, Prizren – all this will go to the robbers .. And Montenegro is doing the same thing. Albanian regions of Montenegro, and in Serbia, Presevo and Bujanovac want to join Great Albania, as under Mussolini. This is very dangerous. “

Separately, Amphilochius mentioned the entry of Montenegro into NATO, which took place in 2016, despite the massive protests of citizens.

“Imagine: NATO committed a crime unprecedented in history, hiding behind human rights. Without declaring war, without UN sanction, they bombed Serbia, especially Montenegro and Kosovo. And now we have become members of this organization, the international criminal organization that does in the Middle East. Destroys traces of Christianity where it was born, where Christians were first named Christians. “