The security service of Ukraine was summoned for questioning priests Sarny eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, said the information and education Department of the UOC. As you can see from the message, the summons for questioning by the Deputy head of the investigative Department of the security service of Ukraine in Rivne region clergy-deans received 30 Nov. The document reports that they will be questioned in the form of witnesses, but About what will have to testify is not explained. for example, December 5, at SBU is required to be Archimandrite. On the call also said about 20 priests of the diocese of Rivne. before the head of the legal Department of the UOC Archpriest Oleksandr bakhov stated that the SBU invites part of the bishops to their " conversations ". The situation of the UOC over the past period of time the Canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church is experiencing growing pressure from the authorities. So, the other day, SBU raided from the Abbot of the Holy Dormition Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Metropolitan Paul. According to the priest, the authorities are trying to put him under political pressure. In addition, the Ministry of justice of Ukraine was deprived of the canonical UOC right of use of buildings of Pochayiv Lavra. In the Russian Orthodox Church believe that these actions demonstrate About the intimidation by the authorities of the Ukrainian believers. The situation escalated on the background of the desire of the Patriarchate of Constantinople to grant the Tomos of autocephaly of the non-canonical Church in Ukraine. Kyiv authorities hope because it will happen before the end of the year, but to Tomos will have the opportunity to just the Primate of the "United" Church, which is supposed to select on the " unification Council ". The date for this process as long as unknown. The canonical UOC said that will not take part in the "Cathedral" called the invalid attempts to solve the question of the Church with the participation of public authorities and dissenters and broke Eucharistic communion with Constantinople. <span style="color:darkgray