It is my belief that every word and rubric of the official Ruthenian recension liturgical texts (and the right to celebrate them correctly) is worth fighting for. If one does not stand up for what is right then one will never attain it. Sadly the clergy in the Ruthenian Church are ruled with fear and calls to obedience rather then with love and calls to do what is right, so they are not all that free to speak for what is right.
As far as compromises, I suspect that should one be necessary (and in the end I hope it isn’t) the best way is to use the compromise the Romans have come up with. In their texts they are putting “Brethren (Brothers and Sisters)”. Those who prefer a single inclusive term that retains all the power of what we receive from Scripture (the full theology of the Church) can use “Brethren”. Those who desire a politically correct term that is potentially exclusive and unnecessarily introduces gender (all very muddled theology) can use “Brothers and Sisters”.
As far as Father Taft, he is subject to the same rules and regulations as are the bishops.
