The bill on the special status of churches in Ukraine can be defeated by pro-Russian forces in the parliament; Despite the fact that the document does not mention the UOC-MP, "howl" about this bill indicates that the MP "is well aware of who the aggressor and what mission in aggression is specifically performed by this church".
The coordinator of the "Information Resistance" group, the People's Deputy of Ukraine (the "Popular Front" faction), one of the authors of the bill No. 4511 "About the special status of the reorganization bodies, the kerivnye centers of which are significant in the state, was pronounced this opinion to the" Observer ". Yak is recognized as the Supreme Radu of Ukraine by the state -aggressor "Dmitry Tymchuk.
He stressed: in the document "it is not a question of a specific church - the requirement to assume obligations to prevent anti-Ukrainian activities refers to a church whose center is located in an aggressor country". "As for the UOC-MP - we do not require full control over all the parishes," the People's Deputy.
In this context, Tymchuk told that in the context of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, it is possible to distinguish "three layers".
"The first layer is the ardent champions of the Russian world who believe that having received the priesthood they received carte blanche for any actions - including appeals to violate the territorial integrity of the state, calls for the overthrow of the Ukrainian government and so on. Such clergymen make up about a third of the UOC-MP ".
Further, "the second layer is the so-called swamp, which does not show its ideological attachment, we have no complaints against them".
And, finally, "there are some pro-Ukrainian priests who lead the parishes of the UOC-MP," Tymchuk said.. "I do not study the activities of religious organizations in the fields so much," but I know such parishes. We also do not have any questions for them, "he added..
Tymchuk considers unfounded accusations from the UOC-MP in the fact that "Kiev is trying to interfere in church affairs". "Wait, the church generally does not have any restrictions when it climbs into the affairs of the state, and, very skillfully manipulating and misinforming?" - he asked.
In this context, the people's deputy recalled cases when the church "directly participated in aggressive actions against Ukraine in the Donbass", and the priests "covered themselves with their status". "There were cases in the Donbass where priests led bandit groups, in every possible way helped terrorists. Moreover, in this situation I am confused by the fact that during all the years of aggression we have not heard a single word of condemnation of the actions of these concrete clerics on the part of the church leadership ".
"Even in the Kiev region are recorded cases where the priest refused to sing the fighters of the ATU - they say, they shed blood brothers and almost are in the service of the devil".
"You'll excuse me, but it's not normal," Tymchuk is convinced.
He also recalled how during the coming to power of Viktor Yanukovych, the parishes of the UOC-MP "worked as agitation points for a certain political force". "This is also not normal," he stressed..
"How many churches and religious trends exist in Ukraine, but we have only one claim - one that has its own control center in the aggressor country. From the point of view of the UOC-MP, this is the fratricidal war that the current Ukrainian government. Of occupation and aggression, of course, no one says. This is the continuation of Russian propaganda, "Tymchuk is convinced.
"The Observer" asked whether it is possible to expect Moscow's response to the adoption of such a law. "Certainly. Just as they are now reacting to the ban on social networks as an attack on freedom of speech, they will also play on the fact that persecution of believers in Ukraine has begun, that there is no freedom of religion in Ukraine, and so on. They will recall examples from the history of the persecution of the church, but the experience of the same NKVDshnikov will clearly not be remembered, "the People's Deputy.
At the same time, Tymchuk has "big doubts" that the bill will be adopted. "Pro-Russian forces still have a very big influence in society, especially in certain regions. Accordingly, people's deputies who are somehow tied to these regions, which position themselves as pro-Russian, in view of the resonance, can refrain from voting for this bill, "he said..
At the same time, the People's Deputy noted:
"The fact that the UOC-MP began to howl over the bill, in which the UOC-MP is never mentioned, indicates that they are perfectly aware of who the aggressor and what mission in aggression is specifically carried out by this church".
As the "Observer" wrote, earlier Russian publicist Alexander Nevzorov stated that the Orthodox Church in Ukraine should stop feeding "one of the most active and ferocious imperial entities" - the Russian Orthodox Church; Liberation from this dependence, in fact, is the key to the victory of Ukraine.
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