Posted on 12/05/2022 8:28:43 AM PST by SoConPubbie
Yes. You are wrong.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
Also at Stake in Ukraine: the Future of Two Orthodox Churches
Orthodox Church in Ukraine has decided to cut ties with Russia
The Russian Orthodox church is NOT the primary Orthodox church in Russia.
It is the Ukrainian Orthodox church which is canonical with the Russian and other worldwide Orthodox churches, and sprung from the ROC.
This is why.
“..crackdown on the UOC follows a series of raids by the Security Service of Ukraine. The intelligence agency has said it has found evidence of UOC priests possessing Russian citizenship, contacting Russian intelligence agents and owning literature denying the right of Ukraine to exist. One of these raids was triggered by a video filmed in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra cathedral, the seat of the UOC and one of the holiest Orthodox shrines, in which the faithful sang a hymn celebrating Russia’s “awakening.”
You know Nothing about the Orthodox church.
Absolutely correct!
I know a lot more than you do, obviously.
The church in Ukraine not linked to Russia is not recognized by any of the other Orthodox churches.
You are too funny and also know Nothing about the Orthodox church.
Here in America 700 parishes, etc, also trace history to Russia.
Just as the Ukrainian church being banned does.
https://www.oca.org/history-archives
And when did you become a member?
I’m seeing Zelensky as the big AC.
Clueless. Ignorant. Demon-followers.
Good luck to you. Very sad to see your future.
Citing Politico now? Which has a history of left wing lying?
Some selective editing there. But, we expect that from Russians. You simply cannot trust them to tell the truth.
Bishop Kirill is very influential, and he has pretty much merged the Orthodox Church with the Russian government. Needless to say, I don’t think that is what Jesus would do, yet with Kirill’s blessing Putin is using Almighty God as cover for his very questionable actions as head of the Russian state. There are a lot of ways you can sin against your fellow man and still end up on the list of life. Not so much when you slander the Almighty.
When shatting on a 1000 years of practice comes at the hands of a Banderist Nazi.....
A merry Ukie Christmas y’all.
This move is not a surprise...
As someone who has followed the split of the Eastern Orthodox Churches in Ukraine, this article is garbage.
He is going after the puppet church that is supporting the invaders, not the Orthodox Church in general.
Religious freedom covers many things, but not aid and comfort to the people invading your country and killing your people.
Zelensky’s OWN FAMILY are members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church!!!!
It is affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church but is autonomous!!!!
Zelensky and his bidenite masters are persecutors of Christians, and enemies of God Himself!!!!
As a matter of fact, not the Orthodox Christianity or Orthodox Church.
Only the Russian Orthodox Church!
Most Ukrainian Christians split recently ( like a decade or two ago) from the Moscow patriarchate and created independent Ukrainian Patriarchate, approved by Constantinople.
But Russian Orthodox Patriarch, who is Putin’s patsy, did not approve this. There are just few churches in Ukraine which stick with Moscow.
Since the Moscow patriarch is one of the biggest Putin’s supporters, no wonder that Zelensky is consider these churches to be the fifth column and decided to outlaw them!
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