Archbishop Eligius of America: "The invaders cannot bear free people"translated

President Volodymyr Zelensky honored the Holy Church of Saint Nicholas, at the second annual dinner ceremony of the "Beacon of Hope Award," which took place on September 26. "Above all else, what the invaders in Ukraine cannot bear are free people, free ideas, and free societies," Archbishop Eligius of America stressed. "The struggle, this war, this invasion is not about conquering more territories. It's not about the land. It's about ideas. Because the invaders cannot bear free people, they cannot bear free ideas, they cannot bear free societies," he said.

The Archbishop noted that the struggle of the Ukrainian people is for freedom of societies, human dignity, and democracy against autocracy. "Facing the fear that comes from the sky and the earth, the gallant Ukrainian people have shown the world courage and determination worthy of the most gallant peoples in history," he characterized.

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