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Patriarch Filaret tests positive for COVID-19 after blaming pandemic on same-sex marriage

Patriarch Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate, tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized. He previously stated the pandemic was divine punishment for same-sex marriage, which is not legally recognized in Ukraine.

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NewsPatriarch Filaret tests positive for COVID-19 after blaming pandemic on same-sex marriage

Patriarch Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate, tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized. He previously stated the pandemic was divine punishment for same-sex marriage, which is not legally recognized in Ukraine.

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