“After the Orange Revolution, there was a chance to unite Ukrainian churches into a single local church. He spoiled the entire arrival of the Patriarch of the ROC. The adviser to former President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko Valentin Rudenko told this in an interview with Natalia Mosaychuk. When in Moscow they learned about the visit of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and to Kiev in 2008, the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, which for the one”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
PiSlian Orange Revolution There was a chance of association Ukrainian churches into a single local church. He spoiled the entire arrival of the Patriarch of the ROC.
The adviser to former President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko Valentin Rudenko told this in an interview with Natalia Mosaychuk.
When in Moscow they learned about the visit of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and to Kiev in 2008, the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, which at that time headed the future Patriarch Kirill Gundyaev, did everything possible for his disruption.
The then President Viktor Yushchenko discussed with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the possibility of creating a single local church in Ukraine. And it was on the day of Patriarch Bartholomew’s arrival in Kiev unexpectedly without the invitation and warning of the arrived and the future Patriarch of the ROC Cyril.
“He flew completely unexpectedly, in the form of a non -profit for such a visit, but he asked for an audience from Patriarch Bartholomew. And the patriarch spoke with him, probably four hours. After he spoke to him, there was nothing to talk about, ”Rudenko said.
According to Yushchenko’s adviser, Bartholomeand He came out after that conversation and said, “Let us limit myself to my first visit to this holy land.”
Meanwhile, the State Service for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience has taken PC MP order until August 18 to eliminate violation no legislation that consist in connection with the prohibited in Ukraine Russian Orthodox church .
We will remind, on July 2, according to SBU materials was Ukrainian citizenship was terminated Orest Berezovsky, who is better known as the UOC (MP) figure onufrius. The relevant decree was signed by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
