The Turkish Unbiased Orthodox Church referred to as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s deal with to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople as “ecumenical” against the law in opposition to Turkey’s territorial integrity and an “tried riot” in opposition to its constitutional order. She referred to as on Fener, because the Patriarchate of Constantinople is named, and the exterior forces that help it, to be held accountable, the church stated in an announcement quoted by TASS. It was beforehand reported that in a phone dialog with Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople on August 21, Zelensky referred to as him “ecumenical patriarch.”
The President of Ukraine wrote on the social community X (previously Twitter) that he mentioned with Patriarch Bartholomew the regulation on the banning of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church adopted by the Verkhovna Rada, thanked for the help for Kyiv and positively assessed the cooperation with Fener.
“On August 21, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once more referred to as Bartholomew, archpriest of the Greek Church of Constantinople, “ecumenical patriarch” and introduced to the world neighborhood that the cooperation between them continues. This step is a riot in opposition to the constitutional order of the Republic of Turkey, against the law dedicated within the worldwide area in opposition to its territorial integrity. Fener, who’s making an attempt to proclaim his independence on our territory, and his inside and exterior supporters have to be dropped at justice instantly,” Turkish Orthodox Church spokesman Selcuk Erenerol stated.
The Turkish Orthodox Church, established in 1921, is formally registered as a spiritual physique in Turkey, though it’s not acknowledged as canonical by different native Orthodox church buildings.
Bartholomew has repeatedly been criticized in Turkey for his participation in worldwide occasions with the standing of ecumenical patriarch, which isn’t acknowledged by Ankara. In June, he participated in a convention on Ukraine in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, spoke at it and signed the closing declaration as Ecumenical Patriarch. The Turkish International Ministry subsequently denied experiences that the Patriarch of Constantinople had participated as a state individual, and Ankara demanded a proof from the organizers for having his signature on the closing declaration.
Turkish authorities say their place on the standing of the Patriarch of Constantinople stays unchanged primarily based on the Lausanne Peace Treaty of 1923, which acknowledged him as the pinnacle of the Greek Orthodox neighborhood in Turkey.
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