Defenders of European Democratic Values : Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (#Ukraine #Parliament) voted to officially ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, forcing it to merge with the government-backed "Orthodox #Church of Ukraine "

According to Patriarch Bartholomew, he believes that the reports in the international media about the unfairness of the persecutions of Metropolitan Paul, Metropolitan Jonathan, Metropolitan Feodosiy, Metropolitan Ioasaph and Metropolitan Longin have no grounds. The head of the Ecumenical Patriarchate is convinced that all of them have violated Ukrainian law and should be held accountable for their actions.

#Democracy #OrthodoxChurch #Politics #Hypocrisy #Politics #Europe

🔗 https://spzh.news/en/news/76512-patriarch-bartholomew-approves-criminal-cases-against-uoc-hierarchs

UNCONFIRME: The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has been informed by President #Zelensky's government that it is to be expelled from its holiest site - the #Kiev Caves Lavra (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_Pechersk_Lavra) - by the end of March.

The canonically-recognised Orthodox church in the country has prayed and struggled there for over 1,000 years.

#Ukraine #OrthodoxChurch #Politics