Autocephalous Church in the Ukraine wants to be called Ukrainian Orthodox Church

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Автокефальная церковь на Украине хочет называться Украинской православной церковью

Created in the future Autocephalous Church in Ukraine will be known as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. This was stated by the so-called Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) Filaret. The ROC has provided a name “the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine.”

“The official name is of the UOC”, – quotes its TASS. “The title will be “the Ukrainian Orthodox Church” is the official. The second name – “Kyivan Patriarchate”, – quotes updated quote RIA “Novosti”. Supporters of Filaret submitted to the Verkhovna Rada a bill.

At the same time the Patriarch recognized that there are still some misunderstandings, as the name of the UOC now is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP).

“Should people of faith know the truth what Church they should belong to the Ukrainian or Russian? Have the right to know the truth. We therefore ask the Parliament to enact such a law to the Church in Ukraine, which is called “Ukrainian Orthodox Church”, had its own true name – “the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine”, – said the press Secretary of the UOC-KP Archbishop yevstratii (Zoria).

Filaret also said that monasteries of the UOC can be transferred to the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church only on a voluntary basis, RIA “Novosti”

“Now a lot of speculating on matters Laurel. First, we need to know what all the accolades are on the territory of Ukraine, and if they are on the territory of Ukraine they are Ukrainian shrines. But the transition to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Russian Church should only be voluntary, that is, the brethren of these Laurel must voluntarily choose Ukrainian Church. I believe that sooner or later the credit will go to the Ukrainian Church without violence. What time necessary, I do not know” – said Filaret.

According to him, the same applies to the other churches, which belong to the UOC. “As for the temples, areas, temples are owned by the community and if the community goes to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, she goes to temples, if transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church, natural Church remains with them,” – said Filaret. He also underlined that he is strongly opposed to violent seizure of churches.

Now Ukraine has one of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which is a self-governing Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (MP). The country also has two non-canonical Church structures, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC KP) and Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.

The Patriarchate of Constantinople the session of the Synod, 9-11 October announced the decision to begin the process of granting autocephaly churches in Ukraine and quashed the decision of 1686 on the transfer of the Kyiv Metropolitanate to the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. It was also decided to remove the anathema from the heads of the two non-canonical churches in Ukraine – Filaret of the Kiev Patriarchate and Makarii of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church.

After that, the head of the Kyivan Patriarchate Filaret said about the preparation of so-called unification of the Cathedral on the creation of a new unified Ukrainian Church. In response to these actions by the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on 15 October adopted a decision on the suspension of the Eucharistic communion with Constantinople.

 

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