Moscow and Kiev strengthen Orthodox ties

Moscow and Kiev strengthen Orthodox ties

Milena Faustova
3.05.2011, 16:23
An opinion poll conducted in Ukraine by the Institute of Sociology shows that almost 50 percent of Ukrainians put their trust in the Russian Orthodox Church. The results were released on the eve of the visit to Ukraine of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill in view of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. His visit ran from the 25th to the 27th of April.According to the poll, almost 50 percent of the residents of Ukraine consider themselves as members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate – the only canonic Church that has been recognized by all Orthodox Churches across the world. For comparison, it must be said that a little more than 20 percent of the faithful are linked to the dissident Church. In short, the significance of the Russian Orthodox Church has increased in the past years, while the dissident sentiment is falling.

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