CS's former head: The destruction of the UOC is genocide against Ukrainians
Former Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, Oleksandr Tupytskyi. Photo: img.gazeta
Oleksandr Tupytskyi, the former Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, referred to the law effectively banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) as unconstitutional, stating that it will eventually be repealed.
In an interview with journalist Olga Shariy, Tupytskyi said, “The destruction of Orthodoxy in Ukraine is genocide against the Ukrainian people,” commenting on the situation surrounding the ban of the UOC.
“Even abroad, for example, in Austria, there is a society aimed at uniting Catholics and Orthodox Christians. This demonstrates that even on this level, they do not want hostility. And in my opinion, even the Pope does not approve of the destruction of Orthodoxy in Ukraine. Therefore, I believe this is genocide against the Ukrainian people, particularly Orthodox Ukrainian believers,” he emphasized.
Oleksandr Tupytskyi is convinced that the anti-church Law No. 3894 is unconstitutional and will be repealed, sooner or later.
“It seems that the time will come when everything will fall into place, but today it is impossible. There are no bodies capable of making an independent decision,” the lawyer stated.
As the UOJ previously reported, the State Service for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience explained when the law banning the UOC would come into effect.
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