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The largest organization of religious leaders in Ukraine is backing a proposal by that nation's president -- approved by Ukrainian lawmakers Aug. 20 -- to ban the Russian Orthodox Church and its affiliates, which have openly supported Russia's decade-long war on Ukraine.Patriarch Pizzaballa: ‘Peace is difficult today, ceasefire is urgent’
The council said it had met with Zelenskyy Aug. 16 and discussed"protection of freedom of religion and spiritual independence of Ukraine, protection of constitutional order and public security, human rights and fundamental freedoms in the context of abuse by the aggressor country." In late June, Ukrainian Catholic priests Father Ivan Levitsky and Father Bohdan Geleta were released after a year and a half of Russian captivity, during which they were reported to be regularly tortured.
Historically, the Russian Orthodox faith has had a deeply entwined relationship with the state, fostering a religious nationalism known since the 19th century as"ethnophyletism." In December 2022, the Ukrainian government called for investigations of links between Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox churches, while formally banning activities of all religious organizations"affiliated with centers of influence" in Russia. Several suspected pro-Russian Orthodox clergy have been detained and searched.
That assessment was also presented in a July 24 hearing before the U.S. Helsinki Commission in Washington.
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