Voting on the bill to ban the UOC may be postponed
Verkhovna Rada session. Photo: Rada Press Center
The announced vote on March 20, 2024, for bill No. 8371, which prohibits the activities of the UOC, is unlikely to take place. In the Verkhovna Rada, due to a lack of votes, bills put up for consideration are being removed from the agenda, as reported by MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak.
In particular, the MP stated that the presidential bill on dual citizenship has been removed from the vote.
Several Telegram channels write that deputies are sabotaging sessions by not showing up for work.
As reported by the UP with reference to sources, 170-180 out of 235 deputies of the Servant of the People faction regularly attend sessions and actively vote. The rest either defected or skip sessions.
The reason for the sabotage is said to be the lack of desire to vote for a number of bills from the Office of the President, such as "On Mobilization".
As a result, the vote on the ban of the UOC may be postponed due to other controversial bills.
"The project is contentious. Many members of our faction do not support it. And if it is adopted, they may refuse to vote on other issues. Meanwhile, we have mobilization on the agenda. Every vote counts. Davyd (the leader of the SP faction Davyd Arakhamiya – Ed.) does not want to take risks. So, for now, the bill is postponed, but after the adoption of the mobilization bill, it will likely come back," said a source to Strana.ua.
As reported by the UOJ, the provisions of the modified bill on the UOC have become known.
Read also
DESS registers "Ukrainian Interchurch Council"
The association has received official status and called for protecting the constitutional status of the family from Supreme Court rulings.
UOC clergy in Poltava deliver aid to hospitals and social centers
Priests and volunteers of the “Blaho” center visited social institutions in Poltava, congratulated people on Easter, and delivered humanitarian aid to those in need.
Kharkiv metropolitan offers condolences after attacks on Bohodukhiv
Metropolitan Onufriy of Kharkiv called for prayer and support for those affected by the massive attacks on Bohodukhiv, where homes and infrastructure were destroyed.
Catholic bishop: The Church in Germany has betrayed what is Christian
Bishop Athanasius Schneider called German hierarchs “cowardly accomplices” of left-wing ideology and predicted historical disgrace for them over their abandonment of the canons of faith.
In Spain, migrant beats woman over her Christian faith
In Barcelona, an immigrant from North Africa beat a woman after she said she was Christian.
Lotysh: I oppose breaking locks and storming churches with a savage look
The “OCU abbot of the Lavra” said it pains him to see the “completely un-Christian behavior toward the holy place itself” by some representatives of his own structure.