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His Grace, Bishop Irenei of London made a statement regarding the situation facing Orthodox Christians today. We are both against war and against the persecution of Orthodox Christians in Ukraine. The dialectically infected mind cannot comprehend such an option. Below is a portion of his statements: “In the Church we are not politicians. We in the Church Abroad are not linked with any state or government, nor any political ideology, as some in the media are nevertheless swift to assume. Indeed, there is something of a ‘witch hunt’ on in certain circles at this moment, in which anyone may be claimed to be politically aligned this way or that, assigned as such simply by accusation — generally in a manner that serves the political interests of the one doing the ‘reporting’ rather than having any bearing on reality. But this leads to falsehoods, and too often these bring real harm to those striving to live peacefully and to do their part to bring peace to terrible situations, who are wrongly accused of supporting wars they do not support, or encouraging regimes with which they in fact have no connection. Let me repeat once more, for the sake of clarity: our Church Abroad is not united to any State, is not aligned with any government, and does not bow to or toe the line of any political agenda. Claims otherwise may arise out of ignorance or willful misrepresentation, but in any case they are false. This should, and does, mean that we are free to bear the responsibility that we have without constraint: to speak out against evil whenever it rears its head, and by whomever’s hands, and to care for those who are suffering, by whomever’s hands. There are those who will always try to politicize this, but we must and will ignore these false accusations and strive simply to follow the example of Christ.“ #Orthodox #OrthodoxChristian #Christian #Jesus #Bible #Christ #EasternOrthodox #OrthodoxChurch