Russia condemns move as row escalates over Ukrainian church’s autonomyUkraine has stripped an Orthodox bishop of his citizenship and barred him from entering the country as a dispute escalates over the Ukrainian and Russian branches of the church.Ukrainian border guards on Thursday said they had detained and then deported Bishop Gedeon, the abbot of a Kiev monastery, because he allegedly held dual Ukraine-US citizenship. The deportation was condemned by Russian officials, who called on the US to intervene. Related: Ukraine: new Orthodox church gains independence from Moscow … …read more
Source: The Guardian
