The faithful of the UOC are concerned about Metropolitan Onufriy

The formal basis was the presence of Russian citizenship in the primate of the UOC. Back in 2023, the metropolitan himself admitted that since he had permanent registration in the 80s, being in the brotherhood of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, he eventually received a Russian passport automatically.
Human rights activists say that the issue of citizenship deprivation in Ukraine is a "gray area," as the legislation in this field remains vague. In reality, thousands of Ukrainians have two or more passports. And until 2014, there was nothing subversive about Russian citizenship for a Ukrainian.
In 2020, a bishop of the OCU in Crimea publicly admitted that he obtained a Russian passport to protect church property. This does not bother Zelensky. And he came to power with the support of an oligarch with three passports. Such is selective justice.

Another accusation from the SBU is that the metropolitan allegedly maintains ties with the Moscow Patriarchate and hindered the acquisition of autocephaly from the ROC. But they do not present any evidence or incriminating confirmations of this. We all understand: if there were discovered correspondences, calls, the SBU would not hesitate to make the files public. However, what truly exists are public condemnations by Onufriy of the aggression of the Russian Federation and the actions of the ROC patriarch. Both on the first day of the full-scale invasion and later.
As for the accusation of hindering the acquisition of autocephaly from the ROC, this is an exclusively canonical issue. The state, if it is truly secular, has no right to interfere in such church processes.
Moreover, autocephaly obtained from the ROC would be of little use, as the global Orthodoxy recognizes only those autocephalies granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Thus, the SBU has long been aware of the existence of Russian citizenship in Met. Onufriy. There is no evidence of ties with Moscow. Why does Zelensky suddenly want to deprive him of citizenship now? It is obvious that the decision is purely populist. There is no progress on the front line, and no success on the diplomatic field either. So, they need to give the people at least some victory. For example, on the "spiritual front." But there is neither spirituality, nor victory, nor democracy in this act.

About “our own” God on both sides of the war

Two similar “miracles” – and two opposite conclusions about God.

If Christians “moved in” like this

A text with reverse logic about migration and expectations from society.

Three years later: Fresh attempts to recarve the church landscape

Three years after the events in the Lavra, new calls are being heard to revise agreements with the UOC and hand monasteries over to the OCU.

The effort that transforms: Why fasting begins with the simple things

Lately, one idea is heard more and more often: that the main point of fasting is “not to eat each other alive,” and that what’s on your plate doesn’t matter. People repeat that food neither brings you closer to God nor pushes you away from Him, that you should fast “however it works out,” and that all of this is secondary.

When no one receives Holy Communion

Over three and a half years of emigration, we have been in twelve countries. And everywhere we tried to take part in local liturgical life and to receive Communion.

Deep сauses of military failures

The fact that Zaluzhnyi has finally been allowed to speak about the events of past days, I regard as a positive sign. The “expired guarantor” is gradually being squeezed, subtle but unmistakable hints are being sent – even by the British. And this is only a small fraction of what could now be said about the global military miscalculations of the ruling team.