Yulia Klimchuk (L), the mother of killed photojournalist Alexander Klimchuk, mourns at the coffin of her son during a funeral ceremony in Tbilisi August 18, 2008.
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Posted on Mon Aug 18 2008 Kiev, August 18, Interfax – Orthodox patriotic Ukrainians are outraged with the country’s authorities who ignored “barbarian aggression” of Georgian troops in South Ossetia and condemned Russian army.
“We urge to stop any kind of anti-Russian policy in Ukraine right now and to retire its initiators, in particular acting Foreign Minister Vladimir Ogryzko,” statement of the Ukrainian organization Pravoslavny Vybor says as it was conveyed to Interfax-Religion on Monday.
Besides, Orthodox community believes it necessary to retire the head of the national Ukrainian radio company and the head of supervisory board on television – for “kindling Russophobia” in mass media, “informational war against Russia” and “special cynicism” while covering South Ossetian war.
“Ukrainian authorities are indirectly guilty in death of peaceful residents and militants from the both sides including Russian peacemakers and destruction caused by military actions. Thus Ukrainian authorities are indirectly guilty in the crime committed by Georgian commandos in South Ossetia,” the statement notes.
Its authors stress, such policy not only contradicts the opinion of “the majority of Ukrainian people, who want to live in peace and friendship with their Russian brothers of the same faith,” but also “the Christian conscience” Viktor Yushchenko often “referred to”.
Georgian Catholicos-Patriarch visited Gori
Tbilisi, August 18, Interfax - Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia, the spiritual leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church, has arrived in the town of Gori, whose outskirts are still controlled by Russian troops.
Several ambulances were trailing the patriarch's motorcade when it was entering the town.
The patriarch had asked the Russian Orthodox Church on Friday to provide him with assistance in visiting Gori and Georgian villages around Tskhinvali to evacuate those dead and wounded.
Georgian media said Russian troops were guarding the patriarch on the trip.
The Russian Church compiles a special prayer for peace in the Caucasus
Moscow, August 18, Interfax - The Russian Orthodox Church uplifts a special prayer for peace in the Caucasus.
It asks the Lord to grant peace "to everyone living in the Caucasus, especially to the long-suffering people of South Ossetia."
"Keep our people in love to each other, release of any hostility, take away all discords and temptations. Oh Lord, grant them harmony and good health, guard them against any sorrow, exasperation and sudden death, heal any enmity and anger implanted by the Satan," the prayer asks.
Besides, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia blessed to add some petitions asking God to deliver peoples of the Caucuses from "any hostility, disputes and internecine quarrel and grant them peaceful and prosperous life," protect them from afflictions with "peace and hosts of His angels," the Moscow Patriarchate website reports.
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