Another Ukraine region targets Christians

Vinnitsa has joined five other provinces that have already banned the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Vinnitsa has joined five other provinces that have already banned the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church

The administration of the western Ukrainian region of Vinnitsa voted on Friday to ban all activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) and seize its property. A third of Ukraine’s regions have outlawed the canonical church at this point, in favor of the Kiev-backed Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU).

Vinnitsa authorities were instructed to make an inventory of all property in state, private and municipal ownership that was leased to the UOC for use, and declared all such agreements “terminated,” effective immediately.

The government in Kiev has accused the UOC of being pro-Russian and a potential threat to the security and spirituality of the country, even though the church had declared independence from Moscow and even condemned the Russian “invasion.” The UOC remains in communion with the Russian Orthodox Church.

The OCU, established by the Ukrainian government in 2018, has been recognized only by three other Orthodox churches. The UOC considers it heretical…

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