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It sets out the basic principles of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.
Bartholomew signed the Tomos of autocephaly ptsu UNIAN
In the network appeared the translation of the text of the Tomos of autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine (PCU), signed by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
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Images of the translated text posted on Twitter Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Sibiga. The first paragraph is the introduction, which says, in particular, about the words of the Apostle Paul: “ye are come unto mount Zion… to the Church of the firstborn”. It also notes that although the Orthodox Church only, but located in different places on earth.
It further States that the Ecumenical Patriarchate recognizes the limits of the politically formed the territory of Ukraine, which for decades prayed for the right to autonomy of the Church, Autocephalous Orthodox Church, reports TSN.
“…For healing constantly threatening schisms and divisions in local churches like-minded determine and declare to the whole Orthodox Church, located within the politically formed and fully independent state of Ukraine together with the Holy metropolitanates, arhiepiskopii, episcopiei, monasteries, parishes… there was now canonically Autocephalous, independent and self-governing,” – said in the text.
It is also noted that the title of Primate of the Epiphany will be determined as “his Beatitude Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine”. Add or take away from the title of any part without the permission of the Ecumenical Patriarchate is prohibited.
Also Constantinople in the Tomos recognized ptsu his “daughter”, confirmed the subordination of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and called on all Orthodox churches of the world to recognize the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church.
According to the Tomos, dissent with any decision of the Orthodox churches in Ukraine bishops and other priests can send the Ecumenical Patriarch of appeal and he, in turn, has the authority to make categorical judgments against the bishops and other clergy of the local churches.
The translation is signed by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in the presence of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and his wife Marina and the Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine Patriarchal and Synodal #Tomos|on the granting of the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine pic.twitter.com/3aQCT86NfM
— Andrii Sybiha ?? (@andrii_sybiha) 5 Jan 2019.
As reported the UNIAN, January 5 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew signed a Tomos, which granted independent status of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, creation of which was announced to the Unification Council 15 December 2018. According to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Patriarchate of Constantinople granting autocephaly, took millions of believers of Ukraine as a real mother Church, in contrast to their “stepmother”.