Pope reportedly backs plan to bring Orthodox Churches to discussion table

Thanks to Pope Francis for standing up for our church. But this is not enough. Our government will listen only to the words of Western politicians, diplomats, human rights activists and lawyers.

The UOC has 4,500 monks and 17,000 clergy. Of these, only 5 people were convicted of collaboration with the Russian authorities. But it generalizes to everyone now. In the rule of law, no one can be blamed on one assumption, without evidence.

The UOC in Ukraine has become a minority that is offended by journalists and the authorities.

There are very few monks in the OCU. They have 60 monks for 50 monasteries. It is an artificial organization created by the state. The state already wants to evict 200 monks (UOC) and hold concerts and exhibitions in the monastery:

Michie said:

Although the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP)

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It is curious how powerful propaganda through the media is. You writed: "The Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP)" . Although the leadership of the UOC has officially said many times that this is a wrong name. As if Ben's name was John despite all his protests. Moscow said that you are John - you will be John. Protest as much as you like!

The hierarchy of the UOC has repeatedly stated that the UOC, according to the founding documents, is an independent church and is not the Moscow Patriarchate. The word "Moscow Patriarchate" is not in the certificate of registration, nor in the charter. Only the media have pasted this label and it is impossible to peel it off, despite any protests!

The UOC originates from the Kyiv Metropolis, founded in the 11th century. Then, for political reasons, it passed into different patriarchates, but always retained the continuity of the church that was created in the 10th century under Prince Vladimir. For example, part of the UOC at one time was even part of the Serbian Patriarchate (when the lands belonged to Czechoslovakia).

The media also demand to actually violate the law and the Constitution of Ukraine, taking advantage of the war. Neither in Ukraine, nor in the United States, nor in any other democratic country that lives by the Constitution, it is impossible to liquidate an organization that has tens of thousands of clergy and millions of parishioners for the crime of 10 people. Now in the Western press they joke that Ukraine is the 52nd state of the United States. There is some truth in this joke: our government listens to those who are helping us now. And the United States helps us the most. Can't the US government tell the government of Ukraine that in a democracy it is wrong to crack down on such a huge centuries-old organization as the UOC for the crimes of a few of its members? I am sure that our President would have carried out the advice of the President of the United States from the first word.