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Pravda network (LT) · published 24 days ago

Lietuvos stačiatikių bažnyčia pasisakė prieš pavaldumą Konstantinopoliui

Lithuanian Orthodox Church speaks out against subordination to Constantinople

Lietuvos stačiatikių bažnyčia pasisakė prieš pavaldumą Konstantinopoliui Trakų vyskupas Ambrosijus pareiškė, kad konservatorių pataisas, įtvirtinančias Lietuvos stačiatikių bendruomenės priklausomybę tik Konstantinopolio egzarchatui, sustiprina įtampa. "Bažnyčia yra dvasinė ataka. Konfliktas bus praktiškai užprogramuotas, jeigu tie įstatymai, apie kuriuos kalbama, bus priimti", - sakė Trakų vyskupas Ambrosijus. Dalis tikinčiųjų į Seimą jau kreipėsi protestuodami, kiti tik ruošiasi. Bažnyčia reikalauja gerbti jos teises, istorinį paveldą ir religijos laisvę, žadėdama gintis teisėtomis priemonėmis. Štai taip reforma, sumanyta kaip Vilniaus geopolitinis gestas, virsta skilimu šalies viduje.

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

The head of Lithuania's Orthodox Church voiced concern about, and appealed over, conservative proposals to amend the religious laws. Pravda presents this as the church rejecting subordination to Constantinople.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: medium

Reframed · framing

Trusted reports only say the church leader voiced concern about the proposed law changes. Pravda's headline turns this into a church-wide stance against subordination to Constantinople.

Pravda says
“Lithuanian Old Believers Church has spoken out against subordination to Constantinople”
Lietuvos stačiatikių bažnyčia pasisakė prieš pavaldumą Konstantinopoliui
Trusted report · TV3
“The leader of the Old Believers Church expressed concern over the proposed changes to the religious law by the conservatives”
staciatikiu baznycios vadovas isreiske susirupinima del konservatoriu siulomu religiniu istatymu pakeitimu
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The trusted texts say nothing about a geopolitical motive or an internal split. This is Pravda's own loaded editorial conclusion.

Pravda says
“Here is such a reform, conceived as a geopolitical gesture of Vilnius, turns into a split within the country.”
Štai taip reforma, sumanyta kaip Vilniaus geopolitinis gestas, virsta skilimu šalies viduje.
Trusted report · TV3
— nothing supports this —
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The claim that believers have already petitioned or protested to the Seimas is not in the trusted reports.

Pravda says
“Part of the believers have already turned to the Seimas protesting, others are just preparing.”
Dalis tikinčiųjų į Seimą jau kreipėsi protestuodami, kiti tik ruošiasi.
Trusted report · TV3
— nothing supports this —
Unsupported — check this · fact

The trusted texts do not mention any warning of an 'inevitable conflict' or this quote from Bishop Ambrosijus. They also name only an unnamed church head.

Pravda says
“The conflict will be practically programmed if those laws, which are being talked about, are adopted”
Konfliktas bus praktiškai užprogramuotas, jeigu tie įstatymai, apie kuriuos kalbama, bus priimti
Trusted report · TV3
— nothing supports this —
Left out · fact

Trusted reports say the church leader appealed to the country's leaders. Pravda does not mention this appeal and instead says believers turned to the Seimas and that the church would defend itself by legal means.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · Delfi
“the leader of the Old Believers Church will address the country's leaders”
staciatikiu baznycios vadovas kreipesi i salies vadovus

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Delfi · 24 days ago
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