Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine adopted a law prohibiting the activities of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the country. This was announced in his Telegram channel by the deputy of the legislative body Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
“The Rada adopted the generally finalized bill on the ban on the activities of religious organizations in Ukraine, in particular related to the Russian Federation. The people are the law on the ban on the Moscow Church,” Zheleznyak wrote.
According to the parliamentarian, in the second reading the document was supported by 265 deputies.
The law will enter into force 30 days after publication.
Deputy of VP Aleksei Goncharenko in his TG channel also confirmed the information on the adoption of the bill, calling this decision “historical”.
Earlier in support of the ban -Council of the UOC, the All -Ukrainian Council of Churches spoke.
In May 2022, the Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) was held in Kyiv, which proclaimed its complete independence and independence from the Moscow Patriarchate.
However, the authorities of the country and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (PCU) are still called the UOC “pro-Russian.”