Statement from Archbishop Yevstratiy, spokesman for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate, on Facebook:
"Patriarch Kirill has been an architect of the schism in the Ukrainian church since 1991 and his conduct has pulled all of Orthodox Christianity into conflict."
"Sooner or later this will be fixed and the Russian Orthodox Church will return to communion."
"Now the question stands before everyone belonging to (parishes of) the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine: To go with the Russian Orthodox Church into schism or to remain in unity with the Ecumenical Patriarch through the...Ukrainian Church."
On the church schism, Interfax reported earlier:
Russian Church hopes Ukrainian believers will not be harassed
MINSK. Oct 15 (Interfax) - The Moscow Patriarchate hopes Ukraine will not be persecuting its believers. "We hope there will be no clashes on this ground, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the Moscow Patriarchate's head of external relations, said after a Holy Synod meeting in Minsk on Monday.
Some breaking news on the Orthodox church crisis:
Russian Orthodox Church Breaks Ties With Constantinople Patriarchate
This might be the furry animal story we all need. (From Reuters):
WATCH: Crimean Strays Find Love At A Makeshift Shelter
Anna Veselovskaya gave up her apartment in Simferopol, Crimea, to buy land where she can keep dozens of sick, injured, or abandoned cats and dogs and nurse them back to health.
FT editorial on the church split: