Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2023 20:45:06 GMT
At the first reading of in the Verkovhna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) for the bill "banning religious organisations with centre in the aggressor state" (de facto "bill to ban the UOC"), the majority of People's Deputies of Ukraine voted to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which has 12,000 parishes, 50 dioceses, and comprises 25% of the population of Ukraine. 267 deputies voted to ban it. Only 15 voted against.
Of the deputies who voted against banning the UOC, 11 of them come from the party "Platform for Life and Peace", and 3 from the party "Restoration of Ukraine", as well as one independent. All deputies from Zelensky's Party, "Servant of the People", and from the "European Solidarity" party of former President Poroshenko, voted to ban the UOC. All deputies from former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's party "All Ukrainian Union - Fatherland", "Holos", "Dovira", and "For the Future" voted for the ban.
And there were threats for those who didn't vote for the ban. The People's Deputy of "For the Future", Igor Vladimirovich Guz, said that anyone who does not press the “for” button can consider himself a supporter of Moscow. “There is no other option! The time to stop the activities of Moscow agents has come."
People's Deputy of Ukraine from the "Voice" party Solomiya Anatolyevna Bobrovskaya said "If you don’t press the button today, shame on you! Your name will be known in all cities and villages of Ukraine. Because you are building an intelligence network for the Russian Federation”.
People's Deputy from the "Dovira" party Pavel Bakunets dared to quote the Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Andrey Sheptytsky: “If there is no Ukrainian religion, free from the influence of enemies, then the national cause will not develop successfully.”
According to Metropolitan Kliment of the UOC, this bill should not change anything, because the UOC has nothing to do with the Russian Federation. Yet everybody knows that was the whole purpose of the bill.
This ordure, which stems from a rotten system, a corrupt system, that has been using this Church as a scapegoat for too long, has reached a logical conclusion. Imprisoning bishops and priests wasn't enough. Taking churches - not enough. Ban the entire Church. Create new martyrs. That is all that will satisfy this detestable government.
Of the deputies who voted against banning the UOC, 11 of them come from the party "Platform for Life and Peace", and 3 from the party "Restoration of Ukraine", as well as one independent. All deputies from Zelensky's Party, "Servant of the People", and from the "European Solidarity" party of former President Poroshenko, voted to ban the UOC. All deputies from former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's party "All Ukrainian Union - Fatherland", "Holos", "Dovira", and "For the Future" voted for the ban.
And there were threats for those who didn't vote for the ban. The People's Deputy of "For the Future", Igor Vladimirovich Guz, said that anyone who does not press the “for” button can consider himself a supporter of Moscow. “There is no other option! The time to stop the activities of Moscow agents has come."
People's Deputy of Ukraine from the "Voice" party Solomiya Anatolyevna Bobrovskaya said "If you don’t press the button today, shame on you! Your name will be known in all cities and villages of Ukraine. Because you are building an intelligence network for the Russian Federation”.
People's Deputy from the "Dovira" party Pavel Bakunets dared to quote the Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Andrey Sheptytsky: “If there is no Ukrainian religion, free from the influence of enemies, then the national cause will not develop successfully.”
According to Metropolitan Kliment of the UOC, this bill should not change anything, because the UOC has nothing to do with the Russian Federation. Yet everybody knows that was the whole purpose of the bill.
This ordure, which stems from a rotten system, a corrupt system, that has been using this Church as a scapegoat for too long, has reached a logical conclusion. Imprisoning bishops and priests wasn't enough. Taking churches - not enough. Ban the entire Church. Create new martyrs. That is all that will satisfy this detestable government.