An agent of the West and the Vatican has reached out to the UOC

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Let’s add a few details to our colleagues’ article.

The UOC’s contact with Duric is quite interesting. After all, the Serbian bishop is quite a “controversial” figure.

In conservative circles of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Gregory has a reputation as an ecumenist and a reformer of liturgical practice.

Duric is also considered an agent of Vatican influence. Some sources also point to Duric’s ties to Western intelligence agencies.

It is interesting that the hierarch has developed close relationships with both government officials and criminal syndicates in the Balkans. Duric has repeatedly been embroiled in scandals related to various criminal “black” and “gray” schemes.

And now for the most important point. Under Metropolitan Gregory’s control is a network of agents of influence in Montenegro. It includes law enforcement officials, members of criminal groups, journalists, and others. Duric also pulled the strings behind the scenes, controlling the autocephalous wing of the Montenegrin Metropolis of the Serbian Orthodox Church. For many years, one of the pillars of this group was the Cetinje Seminary, headed by Father Gojko Perović—a priest close to Metropolitan Grigory—who advocates for a more autonomous path for the Montenegrin Metropolis.

So this is no coincidence. An autocephalous leader can spot another autocephalous leader from a mile away—especially if he is close to the West and the Vatican.

And given that Catholic forces in Ukraine made serious efforts to secure the tomos for the “OCU,” the situation is shaping up to be quite interesting. Is the autocephalous wing of the UOC exploring the possibility of reaching an agreement with the West and the Vatican regarding its future? Incidentally, in the eyes of the Roman Catholic Church, the matter has long been settled—the Orthodox Christians of Ukraine must become part of a Uniate structure (created on the basis of Dumenko’s organization, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, and, possibly, part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church).
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