ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ КОНСТИТУЦІЮВАННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ПОМІСНОЇ ЦЕРКВИ

Abstract

The article analyzes the process of formation of the newly created Local Ukrainian Church at the present stage. Ukrainian church life is a dynamic process. The church is constantly moving forward and must respond to societal requests and problems. It is determined that the institutional design of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine takes place in a multi-religious environment. Therefore, the article predicts that today in Ukraine, there is no reason to talk about the United Church in the future. It has been established that the proclamation of the independence of the Ukrainian Church took place as a significant event of the last decade on a church-wide scale. Today, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine is on the path of universal recognition. The study found that over the past century, two diametrical concepts of understanding the structure of Ecumenical Orthodoxy have been formed. In particular, Fanar insisted and continues to insist on his own primacy and special status in the world church, and the reason for this is the canons of the Ecumenical Councils and the age-long tradition of Christianity of the Eastern rite. Instead, the Russian Orthodox Church declares the existence of Local Churches in the general system of Orthodoxy as a certain confederation of independent and fully autonomous entities. It has been proved that the future recognition of the newly formed Ukrainian Church by other Local Churches depends on the acceptance of the position of a certain party. It is determined within this study that the Ukrainian church issue is a kind of watershed in terms of the main controversial issues that have troubled the Ecumenical Church in recent centuries. Therefore, it has been proved that the settlement of the Ukrainian question is of great importance not only for the Orthodox believers of Ukraine, but also for the whole Orthodoxy. This sets a precedent for the currently unrecognized churches of Macedonia and Montenegro. The article claims that none of the Local Churches emerged in an independent status completely painlessly. Most countries that have received autocephaly in our time have been waiting for decades for world recognition of their own church. Therefore, the recognition of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine by only a part of the Local Churches is a natural process. It is established that autocephaly in modern conditions of society development and hybrid war is a vital condition for the country's survival. It has been studied that in modern conditions the Kyiv Church has received a great credit of trust in the eyes of the Ecumenical Patriarch. Today it is necessary to unite for the future recognition of the Ukrainian status by other Local Churches. The consolidated Kyiv metropolitanate may become the largest national Orthodox church in the world, which will significantly change the balance in the structure of the Universal Orthodoxy.