Fri Mar 4, 2022 – 8:02 am EST
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UKRAINE (LifeSiteNews) The acting General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, an ecumenical coalition, asked Patriarch Kirill of Moscow to speak out and intervene for peace in Ukraine.
“In these times of hopelessness, many look to you as the one who could bring a sign of hope for a peaceful solution,” Rev. Ioan Sauca wrote in a letter published on Tuesday. Rev. Sauca ia a priest in the Romanian Orthodox Church.
“Please, raise up your voice and speak on behalf of the suffering brothers and sisters, most of whom are also faithful members of our Orthodox Church,” he wrote.
Rev. Sauca asked the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church to reflect on the purpose of the Lenten season and to help seek reconciliation and peace in Ukraine.
“These powerful moments in our liturgical calendars call us to repentance, peace and reconciliation,” Rev. Sauca wrote. “While celebrating these spiritual moments, with filial respect and consideration I write to Your Holiness to intervene and mediate with the authorities to stop this war, the bloodshed and the suffering, and to make efforts to bring peace
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