Priest Georgy Sukhobokiy, who was suspended from his ministry and sent to a monastery for six months because of a publication in support of Navalny, left Russia.
About this he reported channel “We can explain.”
The priest left for Poland at the end of January. He made the decision to emigrate, among other things, because of threats in social networks. “I’m not going to be a priest here. When the Putin regime falls, I plan to return and continue to serve as a priest, if there is such an opportunity,” Sukhobokiy said, noting that for now he intends to do what will “supply people with truthful information about the Church.”
Earlier, Znak.com wrote that cleric Georgy Sukhobokiy, who served as press secretary for the Melekes diocese (Ulyanovsk region), was relieved of his post due to a post on social networks about Navalny. The priest wrote that after Navalny was awarded the Sakharov Prize, he was ready to shake his hand.
The bishop’s decree said that by his communication with the “anti-church” press, Sukhobokiy discredited the honor and dignity of the Bishop of Melekes: the cleric communicated with the press after his dismissal due to the post. In addition, the priest in his sermon on November 7 allegedly caused confusion among the parishioners and slandered the bishop. After that, the diocese came to the conclusion that Sukhobokiy “is in the most difficult, inadequate spiritual condition, which prevents him from fully fulfilling his pastoral duties.” Therefore, the priest was banned from serving for six months and sent “for spiritual rehabilitation” to the Holy Mother of God-Zhadovsky Monastery in the Ulyanovsk region “for obedience.”
