Monday, January 07, 2019

From Russia, Without Love: Ukrainian Orthodox Mark Christmas with Biggest Schism Since 1054


Eastern Orthodox experts and Protestant neighbors explain the impact of Constantinople setting Kiev free from Moscow.

The Orthodox Church of Ukraine has been born again.

On January 6, it received the tomos of autocephaly—the documentation of its independence among Eastern church bodies—from one Orthodox heavyweight, the Patriarch of Constantinople, despite the vociferous opposition of another heavyweight, the Patriarch of Moscow.

To understand the significance of the biggest Christian schism since the Protestant Reformation, unfolding since last fall and formalized this weekend as Eastern churches celebrated Christmas Eve, a brief history is in order. Read More

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