“Patriarch” Philaret Denisenko (1929- ), the head of the so-called schismatical “Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Patriarchate of Kiev” (UOC (KP))
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“Patriarch” Philaret Denisenko, the head of the so-called “Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Patriarchate of Kiev” (UOC (KP)) said that the Moscow Patriarchate intends to destroy the UOC (KP) and warned against inter-confessional conflict in the Ukraine. “I want to state that there’s an attempt to implement an ambitious plan in the Ukraine aimed at the collapse and destruction of Kiev Patriarchate (sic)”, Denisenko said in a statement posted on the official website of the UOC (KP). He said that the plan was set up in Moscow and suggested by Patriarch Kirill Gundyaev of Moscow and all the Russias and his subordinates. Denisenko noted that the government figures are expected to play a decisive role in this regard. “I regret to say that representatives of local authorities are directly involved in all these events, and that the simultaneity and coherence of the actions suggests that they have support from municipal officers”, his statement said. Denisenko also urged the authorities and President Viktor Yanukovich “to start a real and fruitful dialogue, otherwise, the Ukraine may return to the inter-church struggle of the early 90’s. I hope that in 2011 there will be changes for the better”, he said.
31 December 2010
Interfax-Ukraine
As Quoted in the Kiev Post
http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/93934/#ixzz19kttbdxt
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