The Lithuanian Orthodox Church, at a general meeting in Vilnius on December 27, announced the acceleration of the course towards gaining greater church independence and adopted a corresponding appeal to the Holy Synod.

Earlier, Metropolitan Innokenty petitioned the Synod to give the Lithuanian Orthodox Archdiocese the status of a self-governing church..

According to the message of the church, the principled position of the Lithuanian Orthodox Church is that the church status should be brought into line with the real state of affairs.. At the same time, the Lithuanian Orthodox Archdiocese belongs to the traditional religious communities of Lithuania and is a morally and financially independent religious organization.. Nevertheless, the LOC attaches great importance to the observance of church canons and has a canonical connection with the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Lithuanian Orthodox Church also stated that it strongly condemns the war against Ukraine at all levels - the clergy, clergy and laity, and expressed full support for the anti-war position of its primate - Metropolitan Innokenty of Vilna and Lithuania.

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