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Ukraine: Greek Synod: Autocephaly was provided to OCU in line with canons

29. August 2019
The official website of the Orthodox Church of Greece made a release on the results of the meeting of the Holy Synod, held on August 26-28 this year. According to the recommendations of the Synodal committees for the dogmatic and canonical issues, as well as Orthodox and inter-Christian relations regarding the Ukrainian question, the Holy Synod of the Orthodox CHurch of Greece "recognizes the right of the Ecumenical Patriarch to grant autocephaly as his canonical right; it refers the privilege of the Primate of the Greek Church to pursue the issue of recognition of the Church of Ukraine." It was reported by Cerkvarium. (Quelle: www.risu.org.ua, 28. August 2019)