Journal | JoMaCC
Monographic journal issue | 2 | 2 | 2023
Research Article | Churches Before the Russian-Ukrainian War
Churches Before the Russian-Ukrainian War
Abstract
Besides its effects on the world political scenario, the war conflict between Russia and Ukraine has also disrupted the already powder keg-like and torn-apart Ukrainian canonical enclosure with a number of repercussions in the ecumenical field. As the war escalates, the role of the Churches, with special regard to the Orthodox groups and the Catholic Church, fits into a very broad process encompassing ecclesiastical geopolitics, human rights and social concepts. The “waltz” of stances and statements provides us with a changing framework but, at the same time, suggests some trajectories that help us shed light on a precarious and uncertain future.
Submitted: Sept. 11, 2023 | Accepted: Dec. 2, 2023 | Published Feb. 6, 2024 | Language: en
Keywords Russian-Ukrainian war • Catholic Church • Orthodox Church • Ecclesiastical geopolitics • Ecumenism
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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/JoMaCC/2785-6046/2023/02/005
