UOC: Adoption of draft law 4128 by the Parliament will inscribe unlawful into law

Draft law 4128 – on jurisdiction change of religious communities – will be considered in the Verkhovna Rada on October 6. It was reported head of the UOC Law Department Archpriest Alexandr Bakhov on his page in Facebook.

“This draft law not only opens up a possibility to raid churches on a legal basis, but also establish criteria, according to which anybody can become a member of any religious community contrary to its dogmata,” he underscored.

“Do you fancy what will begin if it is approved?,” asked Alexandr Bakhov.

Earlier at the Round Table dedicated to the topic “Legislative Regulation of the Religious Sphere of Ukraine: Topical Issues and Challenges”, Archpriest Alexandr Bakhov stated draft law 4128 is targeted at church raiding at a legislative level.

Read also

Didukh solemnly burned on the New Style Epiphany in Kyiv

Shortly before the burning of the didukh, the OCU "hierarch" performed a "blessing" of the Dnieper water near it.

17th-century wooden church of UOC burns down in Ivashkivtsi, Zakarpattia

A fire destroyed the unique St. Michael Church, built in 1658, in the Khust district; the nearby bell tower survived.

Church of Cyprus Synod suspends Metropolitan Tychikos from ministry

The “confession of faith” that Metropolitan Tychikos sent to the Synod was deemed “unsatisfactory.”

Transgender activist arrested in U.S. over attack on Vance’s home

In Ohio, an activist – the child of Democratic Party donors – was detained after damaging the home of U.S. Vice President; the suspect has been charged with vandalism.

DESS: Return of St. Nicholas Church to RCC is restoration of justice

The State Service for Ethnopolitics voiced support for returning the Catholic church to believers.

St. Nicholas RCC in Kyiv handed over to Catholic community for 50 years

Rector Pavlo Vyshkovskyi signed a rent-free use agreement for the church. Initially, the Ministry of Culture proposed a term of only 5 years.