His Beatitude Anastassy called the sentence to the hierarch of the UOC “senseless persecution.”
On August 11, 2023, His Beatitude Archbishop of Tiran and All Albania Anastassy through His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry, sent a letter to Metropolitan of Tulchin and Bratslav Joanathan in which he expressed his support in the current difficult trials, reports news.church.ua.

“With deep sadness, we are watching the painful trials that you, beloved Most Reverend Vladyka, and your chosen flock are having now,” the letter says. “We empathize with your suffering and, as far as it is possible, we testify to the crimes against the pious Orthodox clergy, pious people, as well as famous shrines of Ukraine.”
The Primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church wished Metropolitan of Tulchin to be strengthen by God" and may the Lord make him worthy" in everything to show himself as a as ministers of God: in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses,
in stripes, in imprisonments "(2 Cor. 6: 4 -5)".

“In our thoughts and prayers, we are always with you, so that, joining the ranks of the new martyrs, you will be able to endure the present senseless persecution as an Orthodox Christian “by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
by the word of truth, by the power of God...
As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold we live; as chastened, and yet not killed" (2 Cor. 6:6-9),” the Primate of the Albanian Church noted.
Let's remind that on August 7, 2023, the Vinnytsia City Court passed a guilty verdict against Bishop Joanathan, on trumped-up charges he was sentenced to five years in prison.
As previously reported by the UOJ, the prosecutor's office will demand an increase of the Metropolitan Jonathan's imprisonment term.

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