Petitions in defense of UOC and Kiev Caves Lavra on gov’t site—Ukrainians defend their Church

Kiev, March 15, 2023

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A petition was registered on the website of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers today, calling for the state not to evict the monks of the Kiev Caves Lavra.

According to Ukrainian legislation, anyone can publish a petition on the government site, and if it manages to gather 25,000 signatures within the allotted timeframe, then the Cabinet is obliged to give an official response.

Another petition calling for the state not to ban the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, published in mid-January, has now gathered more than 25,000 signatures.

The new petition notes that the current inhabitants of the Lavra moved there in 1988 and completely restored it from the ruins they were given by the disintegrating Soviet Union.

“Many of them put their lives and health into it. The brutal eviction of the Lavra monks is an act of great injustice,” the petition reads.

The state informed the brotherhood on March 10 that they must leave the territory of the Lavra, which is officially a state-owned museum, by March 29. However, the abbot and monks have said that they won’t obey such an illegal demand.

Likewise, the termination of the activities of the Kiev Theological Seminary and Academy, located on the territory of the Lavra, is “beyond the bounds of morality and justice,” the petition reads.

Thus, it calls on the Cabinet of Ministers to stand up for the rights of these citizens of Ukraine, and to care for the maintenance of the buildings of the Lavra without evicting the brotherhood.

Meanwhile, the petition calling for the state not entirely ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church reached the necessary 25,000 signatures yesterday.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian state took an obvious step towards banning the Church when the State Service for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience arbitrarily declared in late January that the UOC remains a part of the Moscow Patriarchate, ignoring the Church’s own governing documents.

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3/16/2023

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The moleben to the Venerable Fathers of the Kiev Caves was celebrated by His Grace Bishop Luke of Syracuse, the abbot of the monastery. UOC Synod to meet next week to decide how to respond to Lavra situation UOC Synod to meet next week to decide how to respond to Lavra situation UOC Synod to meet next week to decide how to respond to Lavra situation UOC Synod to meet next week to decide how to respond to Lavra situation
The hierarchs also emphasized that they haven’t seen the results of the commission that examined the territory of the Lavra and which concluded that the Church has somehow violated the terms of their lease to use the Lavra, which is officially a state-owned museum. The faithful will protect the Lavra themselves, says abbot Metropolitan Pavel The faithful will protect the Lavra themselves, says abbot Metropolitan Pavel The faithful will protect the Lavra themselves, says abbot Metropolitan Pavel The faithful will protect the Lavra themselves, says abbot Metropolitan Pavel
In addition to threats of eviction, the authorities also try to pressure the Church to join the with the graceless schismatics of the “Orthodox Church of Ukraine.” Ukrainian Hierarchs On the State Expelling Holy Orthodoxy from the Kiev Caves Lavra Ukrainian Hierarchs On the State Expelling Holy Orthodoxy from the Kiev Caves Lavra Ukrainian Hierarchs On the State Expelling Holy Orthodoxy from the Kiev Caves Lavra Ukrainian Hierarchs On the State Expelling Holy Orthodoxy from the Kiev Caves Lavra
A number of hierarchs have made statements on the situation, emphasizing that the Church built, has prayed in, and rebuilt the Lavra, and that the state has no legal grounds to expel the monatics. Russian Patriarch appeals to Local Churches and religious leaders about fate of Kiev Caves Lavra Russian Patriarch appeals to Local Churches and religious leaders about fate of Kiev Caves Lavra Russian Patriarch appeals to Local Churches and religious leaders about fate of Kiev Caves Lavra Russian Patriarch appeals to Local Churches and religious leaders about fate of Kiev Caves Lavra
The monastery has suffered numerous invasions and cases of persecution throughout its history, but it was only under the militantly atheistic government of the 20th century that the monks were driven out of the monastery, the Patriarch emphasizes. Ukrainian Orthodox Church fully expelled from Kiev Caves Lavra by end of March Ukrainian Orthodox Church fully expelled from Kiev Caves Lavra by end of March Ukrainian Orthodox Church fully expelled from Kiev Caves Lavra by end of March Ukrainian Orthodox Church fully expelled from Kiev Caves Lavra by end of March
The Church has been informed that it has until March 29 to leave the Lavra altogether. The Lower Lavra, which the UOC still had access to, is home to the actual caves, the monks’ cells, and the Kiev Theological Seminary and Academy.
Comments
Pfmd3/21/2023 6:35 am
https://mronline.org/2022/09/21/ukrainian-hit-list-publishes-names-and-addresses-of-alleged-russian-propagandists/ The above internet address is a magazine named mronline, it covers the diabolocal Ukranian/CIA “hit list” accurately. You will not find any mention of it in the MSM.
Pfmd3/21/2023 6:24 am
Panagiotis: NBC News correspondent Keir Simmons has been placed on the ‘Mirotvorets’ (Peacemaker) blacklist for “crimes” against Ukraine, and the government in Kiev announced it was investigating him for illegal conduct, after the British reporter filed a report from Crimea on Tuesday. The US government has not yet commented on Ukraine targeting a journalist of a major corporate outlet. Neither has the UK, though Simmons is a British national. Western media continues to ignore Ukraine's public 'kill list' aimed at those who question the Kiev regime Western media continues to ignore Ukraine's public 'kill list' aimed at those who question the Kiev regime Mirotvorets, which claims to be based in “Warsaw, Poland and Langley, Virginia” – the headquarters of the CIA – is a notorious website that posts private information of individuals labeled enemies of Ukraine without any process or trial. It was established in August 2014, as Kiev launched its “anti-terrorist operation” against the civilians in Donbass, and allegedly maintains ties with Ukrainian and Western security services. “This kill list is maintained by the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior, which lists an address in Langley, Virginia, has an IP in Brussels,” said American political activist Jackson Hinkle, who was also added to the database on Wednesday. Hinkle also noted that Mirotvorets celebrated last year’s assassination of Russian journalist Darya Dugina, which US intelligence has blamed on someone in the Ukrainian government. 'Peacemaker' of death: This Ukrainian website threatens hundreds of thousands with extrajudicial killings — some are Americans Several prominent people were killed after the site declared them public enemies, including writer and historian Oles Buzina and politician Oleg Kalashnikov. Western media outlets have mostly ignored its existence until 2016, when Mirotvorets targeted dozens of journalists and human right activists for daring to operate in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. The move drew condemnation from the OSCE, which declared it “simply unacceptable for journalists to be threatened for what they say or write.” More recently, Mirotvorets has targeted Croatian President Zoran Milanovic, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, retired US diplomat Henry Kissinger, and rock musician Roger Waters, for deviating from the official narratives about the conflict, and Elon Musk for threatening to withdraw Starling satellite internet from Ukraine. The US and its allies have continued to send weapons and money to Ukraine, claiming Kiev is fighting for “democracy” and “freedom.” (RT)
Pfmd3/21/2023 5:43 am
Editor: He sees and recognizes what the truth is but the devil is stating this lie and deception so everyone can see, and in the hope that this lie goes unchallenged and unanswered. If the lie goes unanswered the devil has made a conquest.
Editor3/20/2023 9:26 am
Panagiotis: Thanks for the additional information. You are right--there are many reasons for Orthodox believers to keep a low profile if they don't want to be "disappeared" in Ukraine. Anyone who ignores this and tries to say that "most people in Ukraine are against the UOC" is simply being devious. His conscience is seared with a hot iron, and he either doesn't want to see the truth, or he sees and and intentional covers it up. Who then is the father of such people, if they love a lie?
Panagiotis3/19/2023 11:57 pm
To Orthodox Brother Editor: You forgot to mention the alleged Ukrainian "kill list" were allegedly many people deemed "opponents" (for speaking the truth) of the gangster state of the corrupt Ukraine are allegedly listed. A famous singer from the West, who has spoke the truth, has allegedly stated that he is allegedly on that "kill list". Obviously Orthodox Believers of the UOC are LIVING IN FEAR, even before this war planned by the sinister internationalists. That is why, even before the war, when people were asked what SPECIFIC Orthodox Church they belong to, I.E. the UOC or OCU, many just said that they were "Orthodox" without mentioning the specific denomination, because they were apparently afraid to say that they belonged to the UOC. I speak the truth editor brother, and research everything I have said. All glory to our God Jesus Christ. Just my humble opinion.
Editor3/16/2023 8:25 pm
Joseph Lipper: Although it is not difficult to manipulate such outcomes, that still means nothing from the legal, constitutional, and especially canonical point of view. Remember, that those who sign a petition now in Ukraine that goes against the party line are really quite courageous. There are thousands of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience now incarcerated in Ukraine. These include clergy. There are reports of torture.
Joseph Lipper3/16/2023 5:12 pm
It took two whole months to get the necessary 25,000 signatures to stop the ban, while the petition to ban the UOC from last November took less than a week. It would seem then that there's more public support in Ukraine in favor of the ban.
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