Posted by siania on February 26, 2002 at 21:16:46:
In Reply to: Re: Ukrainian Orthodox church losing fight posted by Vadim on February 26, 2002 at 18:33:06:
Ukrainians cannot possibly "starve them off" when the Russian Patriarchate "owns" properties such as the Pecherska Lavra from which they collect HUGE tourist dollars. If the tax structure in Ukraine is anything like here in the West, this means that Russia gets all of it and Ukraine does not benefot from the tourists at all. If anything, Ukraine must provide security and probably a number of other services free of charge to the Lavra, while costing Ukraine plenty.
How do you starve off your owner?
: Ukrainian Orthodox Christians need to do the following:
: 1.) Acknowledge firmly that they belong to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church sans the bastard Moscow Patriarch (read: satanic patriarch).
: 2.) Enlighten the otherwise "dim" countrymen who say they "can't tell the difference" or "didn't know" that a particular church is under the Moscow Patriarch.
: 3.) Leave any Ukrainian Orthodox Church parish that has ANY connection with Moscow. If this means that some church buildings and property is lost, so be it. What good is a church building if you've lost your own soul?
: This will effectively isolate the Russian church in Ukraine. They'll have the nice buildings, but they'll be empty. Ukrainian Orthodox Churches can aquire thier own buildings elswhere, even if ti means holding services in someone's home.
: Ukraine can rid itself of Russian parasites by starving them off.
: But all of this will take time, sacrafice, intelligence, testicular fortitude, and most of all: God's help.