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Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, wrote a letter on the "pressure" of the Ukrainian authorities on the UOC MP and on "interference" by the state in the Ukrainian church life.
The report was reported by the Department of External Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church. The UOC MP's believers kneeling in the snow organized an indefinite prayer on the council: photo
Patriarch Kirill sent a message to religious and personalities, to leaders of organizations international. Among them are the Secretary General of the World Council of Churches, Olaf Fyuks Tweed, as well as the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Recently, the intervention of the leaders of the Ukrainian secular state in church affairs has become a form of blatant pressure on the bishops and clergy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (MP – "24"). This allows to talk about the beginning of the persecution on a large scale,
writes the head of the Russian Church
believes that "the facts of discrimination against the Ukrainian church (MP- "24") raise fears of further restrictions on the rights and legitimate interests of the Orthodox faithful,
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church witnesses an attempt to "use the Church for the pursuit of political goals and the electoral struggle. "
Cyril urged his recipients" to spare no effort to protect the bishopric, the clergy and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church ("24" ) against discrimination and pressure exerted by the Ukrainian authorities to defend the freedom of conscience and religion enshrined in international law "
On Thursday, December 13, the Deputy Head of SBU, Victor Kononenko, announced an effective prevention provocations on the eve of the Co Unit, to be held on December 15th. The actions against the provision of autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church were to take place on December 13th and 14th. On the day of the cathedral, religious processions took place in different cities of the country. During these events, they planned to make provocations. Yet, in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, they declared that they would not prevent the unified cathedral from creating a single local Orthodox Church on December 15 and to organize provocations everyday.
How is the establishment of only one local church in Ukraine? In October 2018, the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate met for three days in Istanbul. At this meeting, the clergy heard a report from the messengers of Patriarch Bartholomew, who spent nearly a month in Ukraine. Exarchs went to Ukrainian churches and spoke with priests. According to the results of their report, Ukraine was allowed to create a single local church. Then, on December 15, the unifying council will meet in Kiev, where he will announce the creation of a new autocephalous Orthodox Church and will elect his primate.
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