“The Ukrainian authorities’ decision to establish a pantheon of heroes on the grounds of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra runs contrary to the Church tradition of burial at monasteries
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“Zelensky, speaking at the Lavra, announced a law on Ukrainian shrines.
“the present burial is only an interim stage. Once the Ukrainian National Pantheon is established, Colonel Konovalets’ remains will be transferred there.
“Only monks may be buried at a monastery, and the Lavra is not a museum site but a place of worship
“the status of a national shrine, which is to be established by law, should provide greater opportunities for everyone involved in protecting Ukraine’s heritage
“the state's decision to seize the churches and property of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra from the UOC is shameful
“I see the Lavra in the same way – if a cemetery is ever established on its grounds, only monks may be buried there, not laypeople.
“But now, thanks to the joint efforts of the Ukrainian state – the president, the government, the Verkhovna Rada – and the Ukrainian Church, the Lavra is breaking free from the shackles of the ‘Russian world’ and returning to its roots
“Of particular concern to believing citizens of Ukraine is the fact that in recent years, under the pretext of ‘preserving cultural heritage,’ religious communities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have been deprived en masse of the right to pray in their historic churches