Ukrainian Government Votes to Ban Their Largest Orthodox Church Body

Now forcing Nuns and Monks out from their monasteries. Ukraine – Banning religion and the cancellation of elections. This is what we are supporting? This petty little man? Supporting our corrupt politicians is more correct. All Catholic Biden needs to say to Zelensky is knock it off. After all he can get prosecutors fired. 

Here we go:

An ultra-controversial ban on Ukraine’s main religious body, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), has just passed a first-round vote of lawmakers, due to the church maintaining links with the Russian Orthodox Church centered in Moscow.

It comes after Ukrainian security services have conducted several raids against Orthodox monasteries and churches, including the famous Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery. 

“Draft law number 8371 on the prohibition of religious organizations associated with the Russian Federation was adopted in the first reading,” lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak announced, after it passed 267 to 15.

The UOC blasted the move the get it legally banned as a severe violation of human rights and religious freedoms which violates the European Convention on Human Rights. 

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Throughout the war, Zelensky officials have alleged – without evidence – that UOC priests and bishops sometimes are facilitators for Russian intelligence and harbor pro-Putin views.

In some recent instances, Orthodox clergy members have seen jail time or have been placed under house arrest, or else harassment by mobs of far-right Ukrainian nationalists, for merely calling for peace between the two countries. 

Here is what is happening inYeletsk Holy Dormition Women’s Convent in the city of Chernigov. 

Where is the religious freedom in Ukraine?

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is reporting that the entrance to Yeletsk Holy Dormition Women's Convent in the city of Chernigov is blocked by armed people. They are trying to seize the premises and drive out the nuns and priests. pic.twitter.com/8yvQZdJ0Ij

— Dean O'Brien (@DeanoBeano1) October 6, 2023

Zelensky is now waging war not just on the invading Russians, but on Orthodox Christians within Ukraine itself.

H/T: Zero Hedge

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