Orthodox church schism is mutated virus, says Albanian bishop

The crisis in the Ukrainian church has led to a split in the “universal” Orthodox Church. The Russian Metropolitan Hilarion confirms this. The Egyptian Patriarch says: “May God forgive them.”

Tensions between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine have risen again in the past few weeks. The Russian church does not recognise the equal position of its Ukrainian counterpart. But the primary bishop of the Orthodox Churches, Patriarch Bartholomew, said last week that he "does not care" about the "ignorant behaviour" from the Russian part of the church.

The National Agency for Religious Affairs of Ukraine may block the bank accounts of the Russian Church in Ukraine if it continues to ignore the legislation requiring the renaming of its parishes.