The Ecumenical Patriarch has made clear that he will grant autocephaly to Ukraine’s Orthodox Church, but neither the Moscow Patriarchate nor the Russian state is prepared to accept that. Instead, both are considering ways that they can prevent the realization of autocephaly even if they can’t now stop Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew from offering it. Irina … Continue reading Moscow sees four barriers to exploit to block autocephaly’s realization in Ukraine