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What did the Ukrainian church decide about her independence from Moscow?

31-05-2022

Eastern Europe

Evert van Vlastuin, CNE.news

What did the Ukrainian church decide about her independence from Moscow?

The Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Photo News.church.ua

Eastern Europe

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) declared itself independent from the Moscow Patriarchate. That was the headline on Friday evening, also on CNE.news. Soon after that, questions rose: what does this mean? To be honest, nobody knows.

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