Patriarch Kirill excommunicates defrocked Orthodox priest who seized convent outside of Yekaterinburg

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Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, agreed to an ecclesiastical court's decision to excommunicate Sergii Romanov. This decision comes over a month after the original ruling by the Yekaterinburg court.
Title
Patriarch Kirill excommunicates defrocked Orthodox priest who seized convent outside of Yekaterinburg
Date
October 19, 2020
Description
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, agreed to an ecclesiastical court's decision to excommunicate Sergii Romanov. This decision comes over a month after the original ruling by the Yekaterinburg court.
Source
https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/10/19/patriarch-kirill-excommunicates-defrocked-orthodox-priest-who-seized-convent-outside-of-yekaterinburg
Creator
Patriarchate of Moscow

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Christian Orthodoxy
Church State
child abuse
religious freedom
Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodoxy
Sergii Romanov
Yekaterinburg
Patriarch Kirill