Footage from the scene has emerged of Metropolitan Theodosius being hit in the head with a stick
Metropolitan Theodosius suffered a concussion and burns when an Orthodox cathedral in central Ukraine was raided by armed men earlier this week, the Cherkasy diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has said.
Around a hundred men in military fatigues clashed with believers at St. Michael’s Cathedral, which belongs to the UOC, in the city of Cherkasy. The raiders reportedly used tear gas, smoke grenades and fired a gas pistol into the crowd. Icons, documents and some $60,000 raised by the congregation for the needs of the church were said to have been stolen.
The press service of the Cherkasy diocese of the UOC said in a statement on Telegram on Saturday that the attack had been carried out by “supporters of the schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU),” which is backed by Kiev.
The flock repelled the first attempt to storm the church, but the…
