Ukrainian Church Change – level 3

14-01-2019 07:00

Last Saturday, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine became independent. The church split from Russia after more than three centuries under its control.

A decree of independence officially confirmed the split in Istanbul. The Russian Orthodox Church lost about a fifth of its nearly 150 million members.

Due to recent tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the split became a political issue, as well. According to one British newspaper, Ukraine believes that Russia backed churches in Ukraine to spread propaganda and support anti-Ukrainian fighters.

Difficult words: split (dividing), decree (an official document), due to (because of), back (support, help), spread (send to many places).

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