Do not support – 16%, and another 4% have not decided on their opinion.
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In August 2024, the Verkhovna Rada approved the draft Law on Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on the Activities of Religious Organizations in Ukraine, which allows, under certain conditions, to ban the activities of those organizations that are associated with Russia.
The absolute majority of Ukrainians – 80% – support the approval of this Law. 16% do not support it, and another 4% have not decided on their opinion. This is evidenced by the results of a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.
Although support for the Law is slightly higher in the West and the Center, in fact, in all regions the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians support the adopted Law (from 71% in the East to 83% in the West).
< blockquote class="type-read">State policy: since 2018, 1.5 thousand religious communities have transferred from the UOC to the WTO
Also, according to the survey results, most Ukrainians – 70% consider themselves Orthodox. Among them, most – 56% of all respondents – consider themselves to be members of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which is 81% of all Orthodox residents of Ukraine. Another 7% consider themselves to be members of the Orthodox Church “without specification” and 6% – members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. ) ” src=”https://baltimorechronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/4145f8f726d8dfe03b1399964f8cdec2.png” alt=”Poll: 80% of Ukrainians support law banning UOC (MP>
In addition, the majority of Ukrainians – 61% – support the idea that there should be only one Orthodox Church in Ukraine. 16% do not support this, and another 20% are indifferent to this issue.
When asked which of the hierarchs is best suited for the position of the head of the united Orthodox Church, Epiphanius retains the clear lead – 50% of all respondents would like to see him at the head of the united Orthodox Church (76% of those who have decided on their opinion). The following options are another hierarch from Ukraine (8% among all respondents and 12% among those who have decided), Onufriy (6% and 9%, respectively), and another hierarch from outside Ukraine (2% and 3%). A third of respondents answered that they do not have an established position or that they do not care.