If the tomos is revoked, it means the OCU is kaput.
As soon as the fuss over the hypothetical elections in Ukraine began, the leading candidates began to stir not only in the political but also in the religious arena. They needed a religious electorate. So they rushed to the offices of schismatics and sects, seeking the support of their leaders.
Ms. Tymoshenko rushed to the UOC-KP to anathematize Filaret, popularly nicknamed "Philharmonic." She showered the barely standing father of schism with compliments: " You are a strong and indestructible figure. We sincerely thank you... "
He, too, broke down and "blessed" the braid-wearing woman for "further work for the good of Ukraine." They chatted about "state-church and inter-church relations, including the need to create a Unified Ukrainian Orthodox Church." It follows that if Yulia comes to power, the OCU will get a kick in the pants and will either be merged with the Communist Party or cease to exist.
Incidentally, this could happen sooner. Insider rumors on this topic have been circulating since the fall. They say the Phanar thief Bartholomew has repeatedly considered revoking the tomos. Officially, however, he promises (for example, to French television) that he will never revoke it. But behind the scenes, he sighs that the atrocities committed by his protégés, led by Epifan Dumenko, discredit "His Ecumenical Council."
The situation escalated following large-scale protests in the West in defense of the persecuted Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and especially after a rebuke from US Vice President Vance , who demanded a report on the creation of the OCU and the bribe paid for it. Journalist and retired CIA officer Kiriakou published evidence that a Phanariot cobbled together the OCU at the request of former US Secretary of State Clinton and received $20 million.
Passions are also raging within the OCU terrarium itself. First, clergy are starting to flee . One of them, Yasenets, declared he could no longer remain there. The reasons include the seizure of churches, for which Dumenkov's priests receive money and awards, the low level of education, the situation at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the "liberal course of the leadership" (support for the LGBT agenda), and more. Yasenets also spoke about his former office's rapprochement with the Uniates and—nota bene!—the tense relations between Epifan and Bartholomew.
And the Exarch of Constantinople, Mikhail (Anishchenko), can't stand the Duma. The tension, one suspects, arose from the boundless insolence of Epiphanius, who, for the sake of his own aggrandizement and enrichment, suppresses his comrades, simultaneously "discrediting" the higher authorities.
What's with the rank-and-file clergy? The other day, a whole "metropolitan" got his skis on. Drabinko, who already betrayed his beloved UOC once. Now he's started frequenting Filaret's place, serving together. He clearly aspires to lead the Communist Party after his death. And, together with Tymoshenko, lead "motherhood" to a "bright future."
As for Poroshenko, he's relying on his brainchild. Experts say he could, at some point, call on the PTA to rebel against Zelensky. Zelts himself apparently hopes to win the elections by dictatorship. Millions of parishioners of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church have turned against him, while the OCU has many supporters of the pastry chef ( and the second favorite, Zaluzhny ). However, he has an ace up his sleeve – the "Orthodox" boxer Usyk, who could become Zelensky's spoiler and try to draw away the votes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church flock.
The leader of the Azov terrorists, the Satanist Biletsky, has intensified his work with his sectarians . He benefits from the paganism persistently imposed by the authorities—moving holidays, altering the calendar, banning Orthodox Christmas, and turning the Catholic holiday into "Kolyada," complete with didukhs and pagan dances. It's no wonder, after all, that a didukh, instead of a Christmas tree, was erected on Khreshchatyk Street next to the menorah.
"A remarkable symbol," says our old friend, Oleg, a Russian Kyiv resident. "The 'diduhi' dance to the tune of the 'menorah.' All of Ukraine is like that."
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