Poroshenko declares establishment of Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine

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Even Ukrainian Jews and Catholics condemn new Poroshenko's law allowing seizing the canonic Ukrainian churches.

Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations , Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Yakov Dov Bleich called unconstitutional a law obliging the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to change its name,

“The decision made by the Verkhovna Rada means that no religion can feel protected from state interference in Ukraine,” the chairman of the AUCCRO noted. - Today it is the Moscow Patriarchate, and tomorrow is Islam, Jews, etc. That is, if he, the state, does not like you, it can interfere. Because the state indicates how to believe in God. ”
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the Bishop of the Kharkov-Zaporozhian Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church Stanislav Shirokoradyuk :

" Anarchy is being created. It is clearly written here that everything is done so that the Kiev Patriarchate can seize the parishes of the Moscow Patriarchatef. A corruption scheme has been created, so that parishes in the Kiev Patriarchate can be freely transferred Do you understand what is going on ?! it’s not good, it’s not fair! The one who is stronger is right — it’s not according to Christianity. This is raiding! ", says Bishop Stanislav Shirokoradyuk.
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Even such a radical like Lyashko is condemning “religious activity” of Poroshenko.

Lyashko: I’d like to remind President Poroshenko that Jesus Christ kicked out the merchants from the temples. It’s bad that today there are no people who could kick Poroshenko out of the churches, where he is having his political campaign. I would advise Poroshenko instead of traveling with Tomos to translate the IMF Memorandum into Ukrainian language and to travel with it all over Ukraine to show the Ukrainians what kind of yoke he has hung on each of them: super high utilities, low salaries and retirement payments.
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Dec 17, 2018

The Archbishop of Montreal and Canada Gabriel (Chemodakov) expressed concern that this could result in the taking of church property and bloodshed.

“This is a tragic event and flagrant lawlessness on the part of the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew,” he said. “And even it is necessary to believe that he acted here not alone: to some extent he was helped by the West, who, no doubt, helped the change of power in Ukraine.”

“One may fear that church property will be taken away, first of all, the laurels of Pochaev and Kiev Pechersk,” the ROCOR representative expressed concern and added that religious people would defend their shrines and this could end in bloodshed.

ROCOR in Canada: Creating a New Church in Ukraine - Tragedy and Lawlessness
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And yet another Ukrainian canonical church was seized by radicals yesterday:

on the night of January 19, supporters of the Ukrainian National Television and Music Committee captured the Holy Trinity Church of the UOC in the village of Rostocky, Ternopil region. According to the Union of Orthodox Journalists (ALE), adherents have begun to bring people to the temple from the surrounding hamlets on the 18th.

“A raider group led by three“ priests ”of the Kiev Patriarchate (PCU) entered the church through the side doors, not letting the abbot, .. not his parishioners, into the room,” the ALE reported.

As a result, the community was forced to serve a festive liturgy and water-holy prayer on the street, in the cold and almost in complete darkness. Later, the UOC community presented a statement to the village head asking for the opportunity to pray in the church, but did not receive a “sensible answer” from the official, who had previously invited local residents to attend the PTSU liturgy.
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"Redistribution of the religious world": why in Ukraine the number of seizures of Orthodox churches of the UOC is growing

 

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Jan 30, 2019
The American Orthodox Church announced the non-recognition of a new religious structure in Ukraine

“The church organ consisting of two schismatic groups” - this is how the Bishops ’Synod of the American Orthodox Church called the artificially created Kiev church. Today, the Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada Tikhon gave his assessment of the actions of Kiev.

“The Synod of Bishops of the American Church is concerned about the situation in Ukraine for many months. We stand for conciliar discussion and resolution of contradictions in Ukraine, and our prayers are with those who suffer and fight for this decision, ”said Metropolitan Tikhon.

This is what the Serbian Patriarch Iriney said about this during a meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow: “What’s happening in Ukraine seems to have thrown a bomb into our house. Unfortunately, this is not a canonical or churchly question. This is a purely political issue. And we know from which side this is going and what their goal is. ”

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has denied reports from the Ukrainian media about supporting the schismatic church. The Metropolitan of the Czech lands and Slovakia Rostislav, in a message to Patriarch Cyril, condemned any traveling legalization of the dissenters.

The head of the Antioch Orthodox Church, in charge of which Syria, Libya and many countries of the Middle East, also condemned the decision of the Patriarch of Constantinople to issue the so-called autocephaly to the schismatics.

“We do not agree that attempts are being made to unilaterally solve a number of church problems at the expense of the entire Orthodox world, which, as a result, lead to a split of this world,” said Patriarch of Antioch and the entire East, John X.
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Jan, 29
Athos Counter-revolution: Athos monks did not support the Ukrainian policy of Constantinople Patriarchate and decided not to send a delegation to the “enthronement” of the head of Ukrainian schismatics, false metropolitan Epiphanius
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Jan 31

Putin: Unfortunately, we can see examples l where speculation, politicking and parasitism on matters of religious life have led to disunity among people and provoked anger and intolerance.

Precisely such a project that is unrelated to faith and is false through and through, focusing on the struggle for power, is unfolding in Ukraine. Regrettably, the Patriarchate of Constantinople got dragged into it. In fact, we are witnessing flagrant interference in church life. Its initiators seem to have taken after the godless people of the previous century, who expelled believers from churches and attacked and persecuted the clergy.

Gathering in honour of the 10th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church Local Council and the Patriarch's enthronement