The Romanian Church criticized the government of Ukraine for refusing to register its structure on the territory of the state

On October 26, 2024, a meeting of the Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church was held. The meeting considered the refusal of the Ukrainian government to register the Romanian Orthodox Church of Ukraine in the country. The Romanian Orthodox Church stated that the Ukrainian specialized authorities, by issuing the relevant order, violated the laws of Ukraine in the field of freedom of religion. This was reported by Hotnews.

“The Synod regretted that the Ukrainian authorities unreasonably postponed indefinitely the legal recognition of the religious association “Romanian Orthodox Church of Ukraine”, although it meets all the conditions provided for by the current Ukrainian legislation, and approved the continuation of appeals to the central authorities of Romania and Ukraine to resolve this legitimate request,” – the press service of the Romanian Patriarchate said in a statement.

Earlier we reported that the Ukrainian government, represented by the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience, refused to register the Romanian Patriarchate in the “Romanian Orthodox Church of Ukraine,” which the Romanian Orthodox Church established at its Synod in February 2024. According to Kyiv, this idea contradicts “Orthodox ecclesiological localism.”