MP: There are no active transitions of UOC communities to OCU after law 3894

Rostyslav Pavlenko. Photo: European Solidarity

MP from the European Solidarity party, Rostyslav Pavlenko, lamented that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) is not responding to the prohibitive law and is not striving to unite with the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), reports Espresso.

"So far, we do not see active transitions. The structural division of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine is far from making such a decision. They are still in a stage of denial. It creates the impression that they are waiting. There are rumors that there might be some negotiations, that someone will come from the U.S. to 'restore order'. And in this way, they believe that their 'elder Moscow brother' will solve everything and that the Ukrainian state will supposedly be forced to abandon its demands," Pavlenko noted.

The MP also underscored that the UOC has no real alternatives to joining the OCU. According to him, the recent visit of Patriarch Bartholomew's delegation to Ukraine made it clear that the creation of new canonical structures, such as exarchates or granting a second Tomos, is not planned.

"Some are already in the bargaining stage... Now they will lose hope in their 'Russian elder brothers'. And only then, within the nine months allotted to them by the law, will important actions take place," said the MP.

As reported by the UOJ, MP Poturaev stated that the UOC does not necessarily have to transition to the OCU, but it is essential to sever ties with Moscow.

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