There are fraudsters: a military chaplain tells about the difficulties of ministry

Chaplaincy service in the Ukrainian army is a new phenomenon, and there are still people who call themselves chaplains, but in fact are not legally chaplains.

Chaplain Olena Zhevets spoke about this on the air of Intent.Insight.

She noted that volunteers can also be chaplains, but there are fraudsters.

"Not everyone who wears camouflage and puts on a patch "chaplain" is actually a chaplain. We have encountered scammers who put on a uniform, registered a non-governmental organization, and called themselves chaplains. But in reality, for example, there was a person who was involved in occultism who was not a Christian at all, and this person just had a team of people like him," she said.

At the same time, the chaplain noted that as volunteers, these people were really useful, but they should not have been called chaplains.

Legally, a military chaplain is an officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who is subject to the laws of Ukraine and the military charter. A volunteer chaplain has nothing to do with the military chaplaincy service.

"They have nothing to do with the chaplaincy service, but they have to do with the chaplaincy ministry. They have to answer to God. Because they come to the military, talk to them about God and read prayers," said the chaplain.

It should be noted that there are currently three female chaplains serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Military chaplains receive salaries like military personnel, and those in the combat zone receive appropriate additional payments.

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