A photo from the scene
On December 15, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko declared establishment of a new church in the country – the Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
“I congratulate everyone on setting up the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church which has been just created at St. Sophia’s,” Poroshenko said addressing a small crowd in Sofiyskaya Square after the end of the ‘unification’ council.
While the Ukrainian media covered the meeting as a “nation-wide” event, in fact, the collected crowd was a result of efforts of the Poroshenko government, which was moving people from around the country as extras.
Forthermore, only 2 from 90 archbishops of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church attended the assembly. They were Metropolitan Alexander (Drabinko) of Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky and Vyshnevsky and Metropolitan Simeon of Vinnitsa and Barsky.
IMAGE: Metropolitan Epiphanius of Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky and Belaya Tserkov
During the assemby, Metropolitan Epiphany of Pereyaslav and Belotserkovsk, who had earlier served as a bishop of the uncanonical Kiev Patriarchate, was elected head of the new church. It’s important to note that Epiphany did not get the titul of Patriarch.
No congregation sent their congraduations or support letters to the head of the newly established ‘Ukrainian church’. In fact, Patriarch Filaret of Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kiev Patriarchate, who was among main backers of the move, demonstrated that his actions pursue political goals only and representatives of other churches understand this. The actions of Filaret motivated by political poorness are mostly aimed at seizing as many economic and church-political assets as its possible. This approach is far away from the religion itself and could damage the church as the organizing body of the Orthodox faith.
Furthermore, these actions faced a resistance from many prominent Ukrainias, for e xample the undisputed cruiserweight box champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The lack of the support to the “new Ukrainian church” in the most of the society shows that it’s not so easy to destroy its cultural historical basis.
I think you meant acephalous…
I would have opted for that, so I looked up the above word (OK, I admit, I didn’t know what it meant) – it is defined as “(of an Eastern Christian Church) appointing its own head, not subject to the authority of an external patriarch or archbishop”.
“Mid 19th century. From post-classical Latin autocephalia from autocephalus + -ia.”,…………I wish they had left the phalus version in !!.
Well, back in my schooldays we studied the formation of words in latin, it is very close to portuguese language.
I should remember as well. Latin, became the base language for many Southern Countries in Europe and was the first Global language. For me, we use the Germanic system , but still use latin in many of the “to” professions.
Anencephalus. butt-head. With all respect for the church.
You should read the two descriptions, butt head.
Metropolitan Epiphany of Pereyaslav and Belotserkovsky (image in the article) <=== this guys screams of being a crypto Jew.
https://i.4pcdn.org/pol/1392152784357.png
meh no one cares about religeous nutjobs and their sky daddys.
They have reached a new low with this; despicable.
Masha’Allah nww video message from The Islamic State: Factories of Men – Wilāyat al-‘Irāq, al-Ānbār may Allah (swt) have mercy on them & make them steadfast! May Allah (swt) destroy the mushrikun, the kuffar! https://azelin.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/The-Islamic-State-22Factories-of-Men-%E2%80%93-Wila%CC%84yat-al-Ira%CC%84q-al-A%CC%84nba%CC%84r22.mp4?_=3
New video from the ISLAMIC STATE. https://azelin.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/a0941791-2f5a-470f-bf98-b640f74e0ded.jpeg?w=720&h=240
So… the Jew Poroshenko “fixes” Orthodoxy in Jewkraine.
Saakashvili in Georgia was the new “Julius Ceasar” compared with the Poroshenko asshole.
A bogus church, a bogus head, a bogus run country, a schismatic Patriarch Bartholomew….what more could you ask for?
Please…. could I get their effigys to smack around some ?
Porky at it again & forcing citizens as extras to play up the crowd. Ukrainians hate this asshat with a passion Porky polling @8% doesn’t stand a chance at re-election but his opponent is no better. Why don’t the Ukie people yellow vest this bastard Zionist Jew and his neonazi thugs?
Porky is a total caricature of himself. Bartholomew must be corrupt .
Look at him! He’s never missed a meal or drink in his life.