Poroshenko: The Moscow Patriarchate will no longer "spread its fingers like a fan"
The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is almost not shy in his expressions against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), and his threats are becoming more open. Recently, he even sent several buses with the SBU force disagreeable to him the church to the "unifying" cathedral.
According to Poroshenko, the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine will not be state. At the same time, the Ukrainian state “guarantees” the constitutional right to freedom of religion, including to those who want to remain in unity with the “Russian Church”.
- Poroshenko declared.
Such a promising statement, using even slang expressions, “the guarantor of rights and freedoms” timed to coincide with the anniversary of the All-Ukrainian referendum on the independence of Ukraine, which took place on December 1, 1991. Then the Declaration of Independence was supported by the majority of the inhabitants of Ukraine.
Poroshenko said that after the patriarchy of Constantinople granted autocephaly, believers themselves will choose which church they should go to, and the UOC (MP) will stop blaming others for the split.
At the same time, he considers the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) an integral part political system of Russia, and the tomos of autocephaly called another Act of the declaration of independence of Ukraine. I must add that on the eve of this speech, Poroshenko, against the backdrop of the military equipment, I told about his "peacefulness."
According to Poroshenko, the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine will not be state. At the same time, the Ukrainian state “guarantees” the constitutional right to freedom of religion, including to those who want to remain in unity with the “Russian Church”.
But the Moscow Patriarchate will no longer place fingers with a fan here, as well as stigmatize who is canonical and who is gracious
- Poroshenko declared.
Such a promising statement, using even slang expressions, “the guarantor of rights and freedoms” timed to coincide with the anniversary of the All-Ukrainian referendum on the independence of Ukraine, which took place on December 1, 1991. Then the Declaration of Independence was supported by the majority of the inhabitants of Ukraine.
Poroshenko said that after the patriarchy of Constantinople granted autocephaly, believers themselves will choose which church they should go to, and the UOC (MP) will stop blaming others for the split.
At the same time, he considers the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) an integral part political system of Russia, and the tomos of autocephaly called another Act of the declaration of independence of Ukraine. I must add that on the eve of this speech, Poroshenko, against the backdrop of the military equipment, I told about his "peacefulness."
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