Singer Elton John has been branded a “sinner” by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

ELTON JOHN’S hopes of adopting a Ukrainian toddler were thrown in doubt yesterday after a government minister said the country’s laws would not allow it.

Elton John will be banned from adopting the Ukrainian toddler he found in an orphanage because he is too old and unmarried, the country’s minister for family and youth affairs confirmed today.