All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations Calls Not to Vote “Against All”

Leaders of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (AUCCRO) call the electors to come to the polling stations and vote. In the Appeal of the AUCCRO to the Ukrainian people on the occasion of the second round of the presidential elections, the council calls the citizens to be governed in their choice “not by a one-time personal gain, but the awareness of the good of the society, moral criteria, and one’s worldview position.” “When the time comes we caution not to allow yourself to be bought, don’t sell your vote for money, handouts, or promises, be deserving of the high rank of a human and citizen,” they add.  The heads of the churches believe “if we are indifferent to the election of our president or vote against all, the choice will be made anyway but without our participation.” “There is no state in the world without leadership. If we are indifferent to the election of the president or vote against all, the choice will be made anyway but without our participation. This should be prevented – the realization of the right to choose is a civic duty. As a result of the election, one of the two candidates for the position of the president of Ukraine will head the state. Who it will be largely depends on the vote of each of you. Therefore, come to the polling station and vote!” they call.   The appeal was signed by the heads of the UOC-KP Patriarch Filaret, the UOC-MP Metropolitan Volodymyr, the UAOC Metropolitan Methodius, the UGCC Major Archbishop Lubomyr, and representatives of other churches and religious organizations.

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