As Ukraine and Russia Battle Over Orthodoxy, Schism Looms

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As Ukraine and Russia Battle Over Orthodoxy, Schism Looms (Published 2018)

Both claim the mantle of the Orthodox religion, but at heart the dispute is a modern struggle over money, property, political power and identity.

www.nytimes.com

From the article:

The new Ukrainian church is expected to be granted legitimacy on Jan. 6, the eve of the Orthodox Christmas, when its newly elected head, Metropolitan Epiphanius, travels to Istanbul to receive an official charter from the Constantinople patriarchate, a longtime rival power center to Moscow.

 

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It is noteworthy that the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople wants to recognize the new Ukrainian Orthodox Church but for many years has refused to recognize the Macedonian Orthodox Church.