Ukrainian church loses trust among population

16-01-2023

Eastern Europe

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Ukrainian church loses trust among population

The Ukrainian church is the only official institution that has lost trust since the Russian invasion. It went down from 51 per cent last year to 44 per cent this year.

The Orthodox church has a central place in the Ukrainian society. But because of that, it is politicised and controversial. President Zelensky considers a ban on the church that is formally connected to the Patriarchate in Moscow. Photo AFP, Yuriy Dyachyshyn

Zelensky takes further steps against Ukrainian Orthodox Church

The Ukrainian President Zelensky has announced sanctions against another seven leaders within the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). According to him, they are a threat to the security of the country. These sanctions come while the country is waiting for a bill to ban the UOC.

Ukrainian servicemen searching Orthodox premises in the western city of Lviv. The Orthodox church that is connected with the Moscow Patriarchate is under suspicion supporting the Russian ideology. Photo AFP, Yuriy Dyachyshyn

Debate about banning Ukrainian church goes on

The debate about a possible ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has put the church issue at the centre of the attention. There is still doubt whether forbidding the church is legal.

Oleksiy Danilov said on Ukrainian TV that the Orthodox Church must make itself completely independent from Moscow. Photo screenshot Youtube

Kyiv official asks church to call Putin and Kirill “devil”

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) must not only distance itself from the Moscow Patriarchate. The church should call Patriarch Kirill “devil”, and the same for President Putin.

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