Major clash as russian orthodox church refuses to accept independence of ukrainian orthodox church.

[DetlefK]

Warning: RT lies by omission. Handle with care.
https://www.rt.com/news/441323-russian-orthodox-church-ukraine/

The move comes days after the Synod of the Constantinople Patriarchate decided to eventually grant the so-called autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, thus making the clerical organization, which earlier enjoyed a broad autonomy within the Moscow Patriarchate, fully independent.

The Moscow Patriarchate also said that it would not abide by any decisions taken by Constantinople and related to the status of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. “All these decisions are unlawful and canonically void,” Hilarion said, adding that “the Russian Orthodox Church does not recognize these decisions and will not follow them.”

At the same time, the Russian Church expressed its hope that “a common sense will prevail” and Constantinople will change its decision. However, it still accused the Ecumenical Patriarch of initiating the “schism.”

Ukraine severing their ties to the Putin-loyalist Russian Orthodox Church??? How dare they??? This is outrageous!!!

[MineralMan]

1. This Means War!

[Igel]

2. The schism happened a few years ago.

There were clashes in Crimea and the Donbas with armed Russian Orthodox going in and trashing the place, theatening or arresting the UOC folk. They did the same thing to LGBT safe spaces, Baptist groups, etc., but at the time nobody wanted to criticize Russia much because the Ukrainians were all pro-EU Jewish capitalist Nazi socialists who committed anti-Jewish pograms in the '40s. Or something.

[Permanut]

3. Can't be sure..

but I'm thinkin' Jesus would go with Constantinople on this one. Or, no, maybe the Ukrainians. Hard to tell.