News archive on the topic "Alexander Drabinko"

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church sought to gain autocephaly back in the days of the Old Russian state. Former metropolitan of the UOC-MP Alexander Drabinko, who defected to the schismatics, stated this on air on the Pryamoy TV channel, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Attempts at autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church began with Yaroslav the Wise, who wanted to install Hilarion Rusin, there were attempts under Peter Mogila - the autonomization of the Ukrainian Church, in...

Former metropolitan of the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate Alexander Drabinko, who defected to the schismatic “Istanbul Church of Ukraine,” during the service, out of habit, instead of the head of the “HCU” Philaret member Epiphany, he mentioned the head of the UOC-MP of Kyiv Metropolitan Onuphry. Archpriest Andrei Novikov published a video of Drabinko’s “incident” on his blog, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. It shows how Drabinko first mentioned the name Onufriy, but...

For participation in the fake “unification council” with schismatics, Metropolitan Simeon of Vinnitsa was released from the administration of the diocese and banned from serving, as was Metropolitan Alexander Drabinko. This decision was made today by the Synod of the UOC-MP in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “This meeting is an association of schismatics and has nothing to do with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. For our Church, in essence...

Metropolitan of Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky Alexander Drabinko, considered one of the informal leaders of supporters of autocephaly in the canonical UOC, boasted of an invitation to the so-called. “unification council” of a new church organization created in Ukraine by Petro Poroshenko and Patriarch Bartholomew. Drabinko published on his social network page a photocopy of the invitation from Bartholomew to the council, scheduled for December 15, 2018. The document is written in Greek,...

The informal head of the “autocephalous lobby” in the canonical UOC, former secretary of the late Metropolitan of Kyiv Vladimir, the odious Metropolitan Alexander (Drabinko) declared himself a cleric of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, reports the PolitNavigator correspondent. “At the last meeting, the Patriarchate of Constantinople canceled the transfer of the Kyiv Metropolis to the Moscow Patriarchate. Since then, we can consider that the territory of Ukraine is the territory of the restored metropolis of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Actually, from this...

The possible decision of the Patriarch of Constantinople to recognize Ukrainian schismatics independent of Moscow will not lead to bloodshed, as opponents of autocephaly warn. Metropolitan of the UOC-MP Alexander Drabinko, the informal leader of the autocephalous lobby in the Kyiv Metropolis and a supporter of Ukrainian nationalism, stated this on the air of the Direct TV channel. “Our politicians really want to make a name for themselves, PR on this church topic...

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church must finally become independent, receiving equal status with other churches of world Orthodoxy. Metropolitan of the UOC-MP Alexander Drabinko stated this in an interview with the Kraina magazine, answering the question why he supported the appeal to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to grant Ukrainian autocephaly. According to the Metropolitan, over the years of Ukrainian independence the church has matured to become independent. "Start…

Metropolitan Alexander Drabinko, who speaks for the so-called “United Local Church,” ignored the appeal of the Holy Synod of the UOC (MP) to him, calling him to refrain from public statements that “cause indignation among the episcopate, clergy and laity of the UOC.” After the festive service for Trinity in the Kiev Transfiguration Church, which he headed, Drabinko addressed “all the faithful people of God gathered in the cathedral... with a question...

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kirill, will not be able to counteract the campaign of official Kyiv to separate Ukraine from the Russian Orthodox Church. President Petro Poroshenko stated this on air on the ICTV channel. “No one, including Kirill, has a veto on the decision of the Ecumenical Patriarch. He is not asking for permission from Kirill, but conducting consultations,” Poroshenko said. It’s interesting that Poroshenko’s anti-Russian position...

Metropolitan Alexander Drabinko, considered the informal leader of the “autocephalous wing” seeking the separation of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church from the Moscow Patriarchate, received from Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv an order named after one of the apostles, John the Theologian. Or, as he is also called, the Apostle of Love. This award looks strange, given that recently the head of the UOC-MP criticized Drabinko. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news in...

The lifting of immunity from People's Deputy Vadim Novinsky on charges of allegedly imprisoning UOC priest Alexander Drabinko is an attempt to hang the leadership of the UOC on a hook. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This opinion was expressed at a press conference in Kyiv by the director of the Ukrainian Institute for Policy Analysis and Management Ruslan Bortnik, who said that today the authorities are “sawing the Orthodox branch”,…

Ukrainian TV star Vitaly Portnikov commented on the appeal of the Holy Synod of the UOC (MP) to Poroshenko. As you know, the Church demands to stop blackmailing it with the so-called. “the case of Novinsky,” who is charged with “illegal detention of the secretary of the primate of the UOC (MP) Oleksandr Drabynko.” “Statement of the Synod of the UOC (MP) regarding criminal proceedings related to the possible involvement of the People’s Deputy of Ukraine Vadim Novinsky in the story of pressure on...

Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko said that ex-President Viktor Yanukovych’s plan to eliminate the late Metropolitan Vladimir (Sabodan) failed due to the latter’s active resistance. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte He stated this at a meeting of the Rada’s regulations committee. “After the meeting in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra of Lesenko, Derkach, Novinsky, Anthony (Pakanich) and Metropolitan Vladimir, at which...

The Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko on his Facebook page published a copy of the submission in which the Verkhovna Rada is asked to give permission to initiate a criminal case against People's Deputy Vadim Novinsky. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte The document claims that Novinsky was involved in the illegal detention of the notorious clergyman Alexander Drabinko, at that time...