Patriarch Sviatoslav: 'Today relations between representatives of different denominations in Ukraine are very constructive'

“Today, the relations between representatives of different denominations in Ukraine are very constructive,” Patriarch Sviatoslav, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said in an interview to the portal Observer. Patriarch Sviatoslav said that on December 2, 2011, the heads of the traditional churches, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, “issued a joint address to all people of goodwill as to the responsibility for their own state and building of our society on the basis of the spiritual values.” The hierarch considers the development of the joint text “a very important fact.” Especially “on December 1, when we mark the 20th anniversary of the Ukrainian referendum where the Ukrainian nation by over 90% of the votes confirmed the Act of Declaration of Ukrainian Independence,” he said. “Therefore, in my opinion, the relations between representatives of different denominations are very constructive. This fact is extremely important both for me and our whole church,” stated Patriarch Sviatoslav.  

UGCC Information Department