"too early" for Orthodox unity in Ukraine

KHARKIV (RISU) – The Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) wants to unite with the UOC-Kyivan Patriarchate, which separated from the Moscow Patriarchate. The head of the UOC-MP Metropolitan Volodymyr, however, declared that now is too early to talk about specific steps for the unification.

“There are attempts to meet, to discuss, and to continue the dialogue that began in 1989. There has been preparation for an overall dialogue. But today this is lacking,” said the head of the UOC-MP, as reports Religion in Ukraine.

On May 28, 2010, the head of the UOC-MP Metropolitan Volodymyr is visiting Kharkiv to mark the 18th anniversary of the Kharkiv Hierarchal Council.