A bishop from Ukraine has a succinct message for Americans: “Please, hear our cry.”.
Archbishop Yevstratiy Zorya speaks during a panel discussion among an interfaith delegation of Ukrainian religious leaders, hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Washington. interfaith leaders visiting the United States this week, Bishop Ivan Rusyn has a succinct message: “Please, hear our cry.”
He and the other clergy thanked the United States for its aid to Ukraine and ask for continued support. Group members said Russian occupiers are snuffing out religious and other freedoms in areas of Ukraine under Russian control.The delegation sought to show they are largely united across religious lines.
The delegation's visit is including numerous stops at places ranging from the U.S. State Department to the Houston medical community to thank participants who have brought medical aid to Ukraine. The other separate, but similarly-named church, Orthodox Church of Ukraine, was officially recognized as independent by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in 2019, but the Russian church has disputed the legitimacy of that recognition.
“These public blessings of Russian atrocities,” Zoria said, are part of “a policy to justify the elimination of Ukrainian identity.”
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