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the law effectively banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) as unconstitutional, stating that it will eventually be repealed.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Oleksandr Tupytskyi is convinced that the anti-church Law No. 3894 is unconstitutional and will be repealed, sooner or later.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.
Read also
WHO urges securing equal access to IVF for same-sex couples
WHO’s new recommendations substantially broaden the concept of infertility and open the door to widespread use of assisted reproduction, including for same-sex couples and transgender individuals.
In Kniazhychi, brotherhood defends their monastery from seizure
Parishioners and the brotherhood of the UOC Transfiguration Monastery in Kniazhychi succeeded in defending their sacred site from the attempts of security forces and raiders.
UOC Primate congratulates Met. Arseniy on 20 years of episcopal ordination
The Primate of the UOC sent greetings to Metropolitan Arseniy on the anniversary of his personal Pentecost.
UGCC urges faithful to be ready to lay down their lives for Ukraine
The UGCC hierarchs have published a letter to the faithful urging them to cleanse the country of Soviet methods of governance, military organization, and economic management.
Condition of Metropolitan Theodosiy shows first signs of recovery
For the first time since his hospitalization, the health indicators of Metropolitan Theodosiy of Cherkasy have begun to improve.
Court to choose preventive measure for Met. Arseniy in Dnipro on December 5
The prosecutor demands that the detention of the UOC hierarch be extended.