MP: Relics of the holy Kyiv Caves fathers should be returned to the state
MP from "Servant of the People" party Nikita Poturayev. Photo: focus.ua
MPs from different factions have sent a letter to the head of the SBU, Vasyl Maliuk, urging him to ensure the safety of the relics of the revered Pechersk saints. This was announced by the press service of the Verkhovna Rada, citing the statement of Nikita Poturayev, an MP from the "Servant of the People" party.
Poturayev is confident that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church should return to the state "relics and other valuable and historically significant items".
At the same time, the politician referred to the saints' relics as "museum exhibits": "We have written a letter to the head of the SBU, Vasyl Maliuk, so I am confident that the competent authorities will take care to ensure that nothing is lost from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra".
Earlier, Poturayev stated that law enforcement agencies would facilitate the vacation of the Lavra monastery by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
As reported, the UOC is being expelled from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
Read also
Scottish activists challenge placement of transgenders in female prisons
A women’s rights organization in Scotland is seeking to overturn prison service rules that allow biological men to be transferred to women’s correctional facilities.
Armenian govt strips Armenian Church of ownership rights to church lands
A parliamentary commission in Armenia has approved amendments to the Land Code under which land plots for religious purposes will no longer be закрепed to the Church as property.
Yelensky and PO deputy heads report to USA on how Ukraine fights anti-Semitism
Ukrainian authorities have become concerned with cooperation with the USA on the crucial issue of anti-Semitism.
Politician opposing abortions elected president in Costa Rica
The new president of Costa Rica intends to direct the country's course toward protecting life and preserving traditional family values.
MP threatens to seize two UOC monasteries in Volyn
Ihor Huz intends to negotiate the termination of the lease of two UOC monasteries in Volyn with the Ministry of Culture.
Police in Lviv Region: We cannot influence UOC services held in apartments
Police in the Lviv Region complain that they cannot stop UOC worship services held in private homes.