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The leader of the Greek Catholic church calls on the Ukrainian churches to return to "primitive unity"

http://www.interfax-religion.ru/?act=news&div=33378

Kiev. December 15. Interfax - The leader of the Uniates Lubomir Husar called for the unification of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the self-proclaimed "Kiev Patriarchate and Ukrainian autocephalous Orthodox Church, as well as the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in one local Church of the country.

"We have a desire to see these four branches back to the primitive unity. But this unity will not be the same as in the times (prince), Vladimir (Grand - IF)," - said the head of Church in Tuesday's press conference Kiev.

According to L. Husar, the establishment of a united church of Kiev should occur in the form of participations - need to combine faith and traditions of each of the branches to leave. "We are all equal ... We are the same can be only in the holy faith. And those already operating time, tradition, way - this is secondary. We must learn to be tolerant to each other, take it, do not insist that we must all become like one or another branch ", - the head of the Uniates.

In the view of L. Husar, Patriarch, who will head one local church, could belong to any of the four branches, and the spiritual center of the united Church will be Cathedral of St. Sophia in Kiev.

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church came under the Brest union in 1596 to unite the Orthodox and Catholic churches in the territory of the Commonwealth with the recognition of the primacy of the Pope and a number of Roman Catholic canon, while maintaining the Eastern rite.

After the Lviv Cathedral Church in 1946 has been eliminated, although continued to operate illegally in the western regions of Ukraine and abroad. In 1989, the Church in fact was re-legalized as a result of diplomatic agreements between Mikhail Gorbachev and Pope John Paul II.

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Works for me. After fifty years or so, both Rome and Moscow will swallow their pride and accept the fait accompli.

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Originally Posted by StuartK
Works for me. After fifty years or so, both Rome and Moscow will swallow their pride and accept the fait accompli.

Don't count on it Stuart.

I don't think this will happen.

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[quote=StuartK]Works for me. After fifty years or so, both Rome and Moscow will swallow their pride and accept the fait accompli. [/quote]

It would have to be accompli first.

More likely, once Filaret dies, something can be worked out with the UOC-MP, and the rest of the canonical Orthodox Churches. At least I hope so.

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While it seems like a far fetch idea, at least it is an idea. Lets pray that Moscow and Rome can set aside their own pride and realize that what divides is small and what we have in common is large....Pride is one of the worse passions.

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There are worse ideas than not getting in the way as Christians be together, worship together, and ignore an illicit "schism" . . .

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