Dark Patriarch. Truth about Filaret
“Behind the curtains of his words about patriotism Filaret skillfully diverts attention from the fact he was long ago thrown out of the Church and currently ranks as a secular man – Mikhail Denisenko. His “Kiev Patriarchate”, respectively, is a non-canonical structure which is recognized by none of the Domestic Orthodox Churches, which is devoid of God’s grace leading to salvation”, as the film annotation states.
The film authors wonder how a person, who was involved in a number of improper deeds, managed to produce impact on such a considerable amount of Ukrainian believers and regular citizens.
The film features a life path of the “patriarch” of the biggest schism ever in the Ukrainian Orthodoxy, from his being “a Ukrainian-phobic clergyman, loyal to the Soviet power, and opponent of the church autocephaly to splitting the Church and becoming a radical nationalist”.
“Behind the curtains of his words about patriotism Filaret skillfully diverts attention from the fact he was long ago thrown out of the Church and currently ranks as a secular man – Mikhail Denisenko. His “Kiev Patriarchate”, respectively, is a non-canonical structure which is recognized by none of the Domestic Orthodox Churches, which is devoid of God’s grace leading to salvation”, as the film annotation states.
The film authors wonder how a person, who was involved in a number of improper deeds, managed to produce impact on such a considerable amount of Ukrainian believers and regular citizens.
Read also
Candidates for the post of Patriarch of Georgia – who are they?
The Georgian Church is standing at a crossroads.
Estonia: European testing ground for freedom of conscience
Estonian authorities are putting pressure on the Church. Can the state, under the pretext of security, regulate matters that belong to faith and canonical tradition?
Bans in the UOC – “repression,” but in the UGCC – canonical discipline?
A Greek Catholic priest has been defrocked for joining the OCU. Among Uniates, this is presented as normal. Yet when the UOC acts in the same way, it faces a storm of criticism. Why the double standard?
UOC and "MP": Which is telling the truth – Zelensky or Budanov?
Budanov's statement that calling the UOC with the 'MP' prefix is manipulation shocked the pseudo-patriots. What does this statement mean and why was it made?
Schism as a result of weakened faith and trust in the Risen Christ
We present to your attention reflections on the schism by Metropolitan Antony, the UOC Chancellor, which he sent to the UOJ editorial office.
Church, TRC, and war: Why "patriotic" confessions sidestep the core issue
Why “patriotic confessions,” if they truly want to preserve Ukraine, should call for peace.