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“Ukrainian independent church – purely a political idea”

Published 28 Jul, 2009 11:44 | Updated 26 Jul, 2010 05:14

President Yushchenko's lobbying for an independent Ukrainian church is an intervention of the state into church affairs, said Father Filipp (Ryabykh), a spokesperson for the Russian Orthodox Church.

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