Pompeo has spoken about how he personally participated in Constantinople’s creation of the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine” and in pressuring Orthodox Churches to recognize this organization.
A large number of parishioners gathered with their priest, Fr. Aleksandar Vujkovic, in a spirit of prayer and thanksgiving to God for His mercy and blessings that enabled the Church to purchase and fully pay off the new property.
The newly illumined—Seraphim, Christina, Catherine, Barnabas, Maria, Elizabeth, and Emilia—had undergone four months of catechism.
The cathedral building, which had housed the community since 1972, was demolished this week following the discovery of serious structural issues in 2024.
In their new statement, the cell monks emphasize that Dumenko and his group are schismatics, outside the Church, and thus it violates the canons of the Church and the ethos of Mt. Athos to celebrate with them.