Ukrainians cannot forgive the UOC-MP, first of all, the sermons of the “Russian world”, ties with the Russian special services and support for eight years, since 2014, of the Russian narrative about the alleged “civil war” in Ukraine, ZN writes in his article. UA "

According to a survey by the Razumkov Center on order ZN. UA, the promotion of the idea of \u200b\u200bthe “Russian world” in sermons is a serious reproach thrown at the UOC-MP by 43.2% of Ukrainians.

“Throughout its history, the UOC-MP quite frankly preached “Holy Rus'” — the heavenly reflection of the “brotherhood of peoples” in the format of the Russian Empire…”, writes Shchetkina, noting that even during a full-scale war, the UOC-MP was unable to carry out even such a “cosmetic” » " That is why it was finally left to the discretion of each particular clergyman and parish..

At the same time, a full-scale Russian invasion has sharpened many corners. So, 12% of respondents to the question: “Who is the internal enemy for you? ”answered: “Visiting the UOC-MP”.

“Reproach of collaborationism against the UOC-MP was put forward by only 28% of respondents. And these are only those who condemned the UOC-MP for the direct cooperation of specific representatives of the church with the occupiers in wartime,” Shchetkina writes..

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According to her, many years of cooperation between the church and the aggressor state can be attributed to the same heading.. After all, 39% of respondents believe that the UOC-MP is associated with Russian special services, 36% are sure that the UOC-MP is controlled from Moscow, 22% of respondents think it suspicious that the UOC-MP was financed by Russian and pro-Russian sponsors.

“In general, there are too many “shameful ties”. Another one joins the same series of reproaches: almost 36% of respondents noted that the UOC-MP in the period from 2014 to February 2022 never sentenced Russian aggression, and on the contrary, supported the Russian narrative about the “civil conflict,” the author notes..