"On April 20, 2018 the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine Rostislav Pavlenko handed appeals of Ukrainian civil and ecclesiastical authorities to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. In these petitions President Poroshenko, Parliament and two out of three Ukrainian Orthodox Christian churches requested the bestowal of church independence (autocephaly) to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine.
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There is also hype in Ukrainian social media over the suitcase that was placed at the Patriarch Bartholomew's feet during the Mr. Pavlenko's visit. In such a corrupt country as Ukraine, people understand what it means – this is a "fee" for the autocephaly, just as it was in the Middle Ages. The Ecumenical Patriarch is known for his commitment to highest democratic standards in administration, and it is disturbing that such allegations appear."
Saw a link on cnewa.org a couple of days before. Here is an original article:
https://governmentandpoliticsworldn...l-patriarch-faces-a-hard-choice-over-ukraine/
What do you think?
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There is also hype in Ukrainian social media over the suitcase that was placed at the Patriarch Bartholomew's feet during the Mr. Pavlenko's visit. In such a corrupt country as Ukraine, people understand what it means – this is a "fee" for the autocephaly, just as it was in the Middle Ages. The Ecumenical Patriarch is known for his commitment to highest democratic standards in administration, and it is disturbing that such allegations appear."
Saw a link on cnewa.org a couple of days before. Here is an original article:
https://governmentandpoliticsworldn...l-patriarch-faces-a-hard-choice-over-ukraine/
What do you think?