Svitlana Shevchuk (Volodymyr Petrov)
Svitlana Shevchuk,
retiree
“I don’t attend any church, but I think that the Moscow church is the only true one, recognized by Greeks. The Kyiv church is just a self-proclaimed one. Filaret (the head of the Kyiv church) was ex-communicated, and he is such a sinner that he can’t be a church patriarch at all.”
Yaroslav Kuryaza (Volodymyr Petrov)
Yaroslav Kuryaza,
doctor
“I am not a parishioner of the Moscow church, but I think that it has its right to be present in Ukraine as long as its work is legal and allowed by the state. Unless some religious organization is illegal, any attack on their churches shouldn’t be tolerated.”
Nataliia Liliakevych (Volodymyr Petrov)
Nataliia Liliakevych,
legal assistant
“No, I think that the Moscow church should stay in Moscow. I’m an absolute supporter of the Kyiv church and the united Ukrainian church.”
Anna Poliakova (Volodymyr Petrov)
Anna Poliakova,
charity fund worker
“I think they have the right to be in Ukraine. We have Islam and other religions, so the Moscow church has the right to be here, too. However, I think that the conflict between the Kyiv church and the Moscow church is just too much and they should stop fighting each other.”
Liudmila Ivanets (Volodymyr Petrov)
Liudmila Ivanets,
office employee
“For me, the church is not about Kyiv or Moscow but about beliefs and feelings. Both the Kyiv church and Moscow church are more about business and politics than religion, and that is why I don’t want the Moscow church in Ukraine. However, my opinion on the Kyiv church isn’t a positive one either.”
