[dforest]

Try reading the article. It says Ukrainian Orthodox Churches specifically.

Why is it you Zeeps can’t accept facts? The denial is breathtaking.

The source is not Russia friendly either.

[DannyTN]

“citing its alleged “direct ties” to the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church”

[vladimir998]

“Try reading the article. It says Ukrainian Orthodox Churches specifically.”

You need to read more. The churches being closed are all loyal to the Russian Orthodox Church. That’s why they are being closed. Danny is wrong to insinuate they are not Christian, but he is spot on to say they are Russian Orthodox because they are all loyal members of the Ukrainian Orthodox patriachate that is loyal to the Patriarch of Moscow.

Those are the facts. Accept them.

[Campion]

You need to understand the players. The "canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church" is under the Patriarchate of Moscow. The Patriarchate of Moscow dances to the tune the Russian government plays, as they have for centuries.

The "Orthodox Church of Ukraine" is the "autocephalous" (self-headed) church _not_ under Moscow, set up by the decree of the Patriarch of Constantinople in 2018.

It's only the Russian-controlled Orthodox churches that are being closed.