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7 hours agoMoscow threatens after the division of the Church of Kiev
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Russia pledged on Friday that it would protect Russian church believers in Ukraine from any illegal action against them, following Kiev's movement towards a historic split by the Russian Orthodox Church. Ukraine wants to establish a national church, free of its traditional ties to Russia, which says it is a [...]
Ukraine wants to establish a national church, free of its traditional ties to Russia, which says it is a vital step to avoid Russian intervention in its affairs.
Moscow, through the patriarch Kiril, has objected to this arrangement, arguing that this division would cause a deep division in Orthodhox Christianity.
Kremlin's comments could fuel tensions between Kiev and Moscow, the relations between which collapsed following Russia's annexation of Crime in 2014
If the events under way follow the course of illegal activities, then of course, just as Russia protects the interests of the Russian Russians and speakers ♫ and Putin has spoken about this many times -- Russia will protect Orthodox interests”, said Dimitri Peskov, spokesman for reporters.
Peskov said the defence would consist exclusively of political and diplomatic measures, however, in Kiev his comments were commented as unpleasant and with a language roughly the same as used on the eve of the prosecution of Crime and separatist rebellion.
During Thursday, Istanbul's Ecumenical Patriarch opened the way for the division of the Kiev Orthodox Church from Moscow, while these days it is expected to also give Autocephaline.
During the time of the review of Kiev's request, Moscow's patriarch Kiril had invited several European Orthodox churches to discuss the issue, but had faced Bulgaria's initial refusal and later Greece's.
