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President of Belarus defies precautions

LUKASHENKO WILL GO TO CHURCH ON EASTER

Interfax-Religiia, 13 April 2020

 

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko declared that nothing will block Belarusians on Easter, and he himself will go to church for a service.

 

"Whoever wants to, will worship and go to the church. I will be in church. That is my tradition. I rarely go to church, but for Christmas and Pascha I am always in church. Usually I go out to the regions and I am in these small churches," Lukashenko said, who was quoted by the state BelTA agency.

 

"I stress again: we will not close the road to the church for anybody. That is my stern requirement. We do not prevent anybody anything. We brought this to the leadership of all churches and confessions, including the Orthodox church," he declared.

 

At the same time, Lukashenko urged the clergy to conduct the sermon outside, near the church, and also to place tables there for blessing eggs and kulich.

 


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