The UOC as Schrödinger’s Church: The “Pro-Ukrainian” Episcopate

The author analyzes public statements (declarations, interview transcripts, and so on) by various hierarchs of the UOC — which remains part of the ROC, as these very individuals themselves attest — concerning Russian aggression and the shifts in their views over time. This, of course, does not mean that words were always followed by corresponding deeds, or that their stance has been consistent regarding the war’s other challenges. Ultimately, the author is not attempting to judge the sincerity o

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”