The Synod of a "new Church" of Ukraine Filaret was deprived of the right to control the diocese
Synod "the new Church" was deprived of the schismatic Philaret Denisenko of the canonical rights of management of the Kiev diocese, told the Archbishop of Chernihiv and Nizhyn Yevstratov Zorya.
Clarifies that left him from the episcopate.
before Filaret said that his structure is separated from the " new Church." In addition, at its meeting decided that "the Tomos of autocephaly of the new Church" does not correspond to the status of Autocephalous churches and puts it in dependence on Constantinople.
Now Filaret in a letter to the head of the "new Church" of the Epiphany Dumenko, written to the Synod in regard to conciliar consideration of his forthcoming position.
The Synod Also decided to subdue the Kyiv eparchy, which had to manage Filaret, directly to the Epiphany.
in addition to this, the bishops of the "new Church" excluded Shibaeva and Joasaph, Metropolitan of Belgorod and Oboyan Peter Moskaleva - " for active participation in actions aimed at the perturbation of the conflict in the Church environment ".
Were also prohibited from serving Archimandrite Andrew Marusak and hieromonk Ilya Zelensky.
The Church structure, called " the Orthodox Church of Ukraine ", was established in the beginning of winter in the result of unification of the non-canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyiv Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
It was headed by the Epiphany Dumenko. In January, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew gave the DNC the Tomos of autocephaly. Other Orthodox churches it is not realized.
The canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church headed by Metropolitan Onufry did not want to participate in the " unification Council ". In the Russian Orthodox Church, the value of "Cathedral" called the void, "autocephaly" - a pacifier, and the day of the signing of the Tomos - tragic in the history of the Ecumenical Orthodoxy.
After a few months Filaret said about the split in the " new Church." According to his statement, this was due to the fact that Epiphanius had violated the consensus reached during the " unification Council."
So, Filaret said, that he was obliged to remain head of the DNC, and Epiphany would be responsible only for the external representation. In addition, he reproaches the Primate that he not only does not cooperate with him, but not even a phone call.
Filaret Also criticized the Tomos of autocephaly, which limits the jurisdiction of the PCU the territory of Ukraine and deprive it even of rights, but also said that his "Kiev Patriarchate" do not cease to exist, despite the development of a " new Church."
Epiphanius himself says that there is no split.
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