Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kiev's Patriarchy. Picture: Genya SavilovAFP Source:AFP |
Sometimes, you just can't help wondering if there is something in this karma stuff after all, especially when you hear news like this.
The Ukrainian Orthodox priest, Patriarch Filaret, who blamed the coronavirus pandemic on same-sex marriage, has contracted Covid-19.
According to this report:
The 91-year-old, who is the Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Kiev Patriarchate, is currently in a stable condition being treated in hospital, with Ukrainian website 11.2 international also reporting he has pneumonia. Filaret’s church, which is said to have more than 15 million followers among Ukraine’s 42 million population, confirmed the COVID-19 diagnosis in a Facebook post.We inform that during planned testing, His Holiness Patriarch Filaret of Kiev and All Rus-Ukraine tested positive for COVID-19. Now His Holiness Bishop is undergoing treatment at a hospital.” Filaret caused controversy earlier this year after he made comments about the coronavirus being a result of gay marriage.