Expert thought
13 September 2019, 14:53 | Open theme |
Ukrainian autocephaly. After one year
All this past year the CEMES foundation worked on a scholarly project, which examined the Ukrainian crisis from a theological, historical and canonical perspective, always in relation to the triptych: Primacy-Conciliarity-Autocephaly.
10 September 2019, 11:16 | Viktor Yelenskyi's column |
Interference impossible to ignore, or what should the state do with religious policy?
All states of the world have in place a policy regarding religion and associations that citizens set up based on this religion's ground. The atheistic government of China and theocratic government of Iran, the mighty United States and tiny Andorra – just every one of them.
Religious Studies
22 November 2018, 14:51 | Religious studies |
In the context of recent events in the Orthodox world, disputes over the boundaries of church institutions often arise between the Patriarchate of Constantinople, Kyiv and Moscow. Ukraine accuses Russia of misappropriating the territory of the Kyiv Metropolis.
25 September 2018, 14:21 | Religious studies |
A Different Approach to the Ecclesiastical Discussion about Ukraine
The first question that arises concerning Ukraine is this: with what right and based on which holy canons, does Russia today claim the ecclesiastical and administrative dependency of the Metropolis of Kyiv?
Monitoring
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Сhristians of Еastern tradition celebrate Аnnunciation
On April 7, churches that follow the Julian Calendar mark one of the greatest feasts in the liturgical year, the Annunciation of the Mother of God. It is the third most important religious feast after Easter and Christmas.
The feast is based on the “good news” Archangel Gabriel delivered to the Virgin Mary (therefore, it is called Annunciation) that she would give birth to the divine baby, the Savior of mankind.
After Mary was betrothed to Joseph, Archangel Gabriel “came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women” (Luke 1:28); “And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.”
And Mary said, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her” (Luke 1:31-38).
In Nazareth, there is a church built at the place where Archangel Gabriel spoke to Virgin Mary to remember the annunciation.
The celebration of annunciation was established by the church in the fourth century, after it began to celebrate Christmas independently. The date was defined by counting 9 months before Christmas. In addition, Athanasius the Great explained the date of Annunciation also by supposition that God created man on March 25 (April 7 according to the Gregorian Calendar). Annunciation may be celebrated on Thursday of the third week and Wednesday of the Holy Week (according to the Julian Calendar) at the latest. The ecclesial celebration of the feast is not canceled even if the feast falls on Easter day. Fasting on that day is less strict. The feast can be celebrated from 1 to 3 days.

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- 11 December 2019, 10:06
Ну-ну... А, загалом, дякую за таку пильну увагу та оперативну реакцію щодо моїх коментів. :)
| - 11 December 2019, 08:54
"На Прикарпатті батько упродовж чотирьох років ґвалтував рідну доньку. Дівчина розповідала про це своїм рідним, у тому числі і матері, однак їй ніхто не вірив. Від безвиході дівчина повісилася
| - 10 December 2019, 19:43
А скільки земельки вже духовенство загребло під свої потреби за часи незалежності хто порахує? Саме духовенство в усі часи і у всіх державах прагнуло бути і було латифундистами, а люди століттями
| - 10 December 2019, 13:24
Интересы православных христиан Украины представляет Православная Церковь Украины (ПЦУ).
| - 9 December 2019, 18:49
Так, вони - проімперські московські і промосковські (в Україні) церковники, безумовно, "знають", що чинять... Але це - т. зв. їхнє "знання" продиктоване і накинуте їм, по суті...
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Вы сказали "Восточной традиции"? Это вот этой - кидать детям конфеты как собакам? Просто потрясает как Варфоломей Кровавый кидает детям на праздник порошенковские конфеты. https://comments.ua/politics/645520-varfolomey-rasskazal-vzyal.html http://novosti.dn.ua/news/287633-varfolomey-poshutyl-o-vzyatke-konfetamy-ot-poroshenko-za-avtokefalyyu Вместо того, чтобы подойти к каждому ребёнку и дать отдельный подарок каждому, он раскидывает 2 жалких кулька порошенковских конфет - на 15-20 детей - КАК СОБАКАМ КИДАЮТ КОРМ. Да любой ряженый Санта Клаус в США - человечнее этого стамбульского "патриарха"! Дети помладше воспринимают это как игру (и слава Богу, что они не понимают как их унизили), а дети постарше в тихом шоке от такой несправедливости и унижения. Это не считая того, что в конфетах Порошенко - бензопирин, который вызывает отказ почек. Про скандал с бензопирином в конфетах "Рошен" стамбульский патриарх тоже ничего не слыхал.
А москалі їдять млинці з лопати як свині, чи як собаки?
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