To better understand the “Unification Council” that took place in Kyiv on December 15

To better understand the “Unification Council” that took place in Kyiv on December 15

On December 22, Taras Melnick, a Ukrainian journalist from Kyiv, published a lengthy analysis of what happened in Kyiv at the “Unification Council” on December 15. Please come this way to read his analysis. He explains what really happened just before the event (we had presented the reasons of the delay here, and other facts), then during and after it, what conclusions we can draw from it, and what we

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A Ukrainian deputy denounces “Filaret’s maneuvers at the Unification Council”

A Ukrainian deputy denounces “Filaret’s maneuvers at the Unification Council”

In the comments Volyn regional deputy Mykola Buliha (a lay representative at the “Unification Council”) made to the Ukrainian agency “Konkurent”, he declared the event that “had been expected for 300 years” had finally happened. But he added that “the way it happened is a whole different story matter”. According to him, Metropolitan Mikhail  [of the “Kyiv Patriarchate”] was undoubtedly the most likely winner  and would have won the majority

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Watch the Kyiv “Unification Council” in replay

Watch the Kyiv “Unification Council” in replay

You can now watch in replay what was happening in front of St. Sophia Cathedral, where the “Unification Council” was hold today.At the end of the video, you can watch as President Poroshenko introduces the new Primate.

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SBU agents try in vain to take Metropolitan Agapit of Mogilev-Podolsk to the Unification Council

SBU agents try in vain to take Metropolitan Agapit of Mogilev-Podolsk to the Unification Council

The Unification Council is over, and they elected a new Metropolitan. However, let’s have a look at circumstances right before this assembly. Yesterday morning, a SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) agent went to find Metropolitan Agapit (the Metropolitan of Mogilev-Podolsk, Ukrainian canonical Church) who was then in Bukovina, and offered to take him to Kyiv. As Metropolitan Agapit reported, the SBU agent, who introduced himself as “Dmitry”, told him this

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Confusion before the “Unification Council” meeting, to be held in Kyiv on December 15

Confusion before the “Unification Council” meeting, to be held in Kyiv on December 15

In the Orthodox world, everyone is waiting with hope or concern for the of the Unification Council meeting to be held this coming Saturday in Kyiv. Every day, more information, sometimes contradictory, add to the already confused and ever more complex situation. Last Monday was a good example. In the morning, Filaret, the head of the Kyiv Patriarchate Ukrainian Orthodox Church, (UOC-KP), was interviewed by the Ukrainian TV channel TSN,

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“It may not be too late for Constantinople to give up the idea of a ‘Unification Council'”

“It may not be too late for Constantinople to give up the idea of a ‘Unification Council'”

On the eve of the “Unification Council” in Ukraine, Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk published the following reflections: “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it, lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock it, saying, ‘This man began to build

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“Unification Council” convened by Patriarch Bartholomew

“Unification Council” convened by Patriarch Bartholomew

Patriarch Bartholomew convened the “Unification Council” and published the letter he sent to Metropolitan Onufriy of Kyiv, while “Patriarch Filaret of Kyiv” challenged certain terms of the upcoming assembly. Following his October 12 patriarchal letter #1001 addressed to Metropolitan Onufriy of Kyiv (see here), Patriarch Bartholomew convened the “Unification Council” of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church by a letter dated December 1, 2018. The notification to attend states that each bishop

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President Poroshenko will be present at the unification council

President Poroshenko will be present at the unification council

According to the Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU), Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will be present at the Unification Council that will be held in Kyiv Saint Sophia Cathedral on Saturday, December 15, under the chairmanship of Metropolitan Emmanuel (Adamakis) of France. According to the same agency, the primate of the Ukrainian autocephalous Church will be elected at this Council. He will be chosen among three candidates. Source in English

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