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Pope Francis Meets with Ukrainian Church Leaders Over Two Days by BORYS GUDZIAK Official Publication of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia VOL. 80 - No. 14 JULY 21, 2019 ENGLISH VERSION Pope Francis Meets with Ukrainian Church Leaders over Two Days BY BORYS GUDZIAK Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, President of the Ukrainian Catholic University. Head of the Department of External Church Relations of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC). An unprecedented event took place in Rome on July 5-6. Desiring to demonstrate support for the Ukrainian Greek- Catholic Church at a time of war, shifts in interconfessional relations, fluctuating hopes amid heightened tensions, humanitarian and social crises, Pope Francis invited the head, metropolitans, and members of the Permanent Synod of the UGCC to a personal meeting at the Vatican. The Pope himself, the cardinal secretary and leading officials of the Vatican Secretariat of State, and prefects of four curial departments, together with their assistants, dedicated two full days of fraternal conversation and reflection to the Archbishop Borys Gudziak has a conversation with (continued on next page) Pope Francis in Rome also pictured is His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk. Archeparchy News pg. 2-27 Children’s Corner pg. 30-41 Holidays/Feast Day pg. 28-29 Advertisements pg. 42-53 Catechism pg. 29 Church News pg. 54-58 Archeparchy News Pope Francis Meets with Ukrainian Church Leaders over Two Days (continued from previous page) challenges and mission now, wants immediate with two millennia of provincial corner of of our Church – in results and gratification, uninterrupted if stormy the Austro-Hungarian Ukraine and in its global and is impatient for history. It has spread Empire in 1900 were presence. quick and simple black to every country. Its able to transform into a and white decisions. principles are incarnated Church that now boasts To recognize the We have somehow in every culture, and 34 eparchies (dioceses) uniqueness of this format lost the understanding even more – it has been and exarchates (mission it might help to imagine that life is complex and a creative force within dioceses) all over the the American president – that, in order to fathom these various cultures. world. a political leader of 300 the human person, No other institution million, as compared to place, and situation, it has done so much I thought about the role the Pope, who leads a is necessary to devote for the development the Holy See has played billion Catholics – invited a significant amount of of education, relief of to make this development Ukrainians to meet for time, sometimes weeks humanitarian and social possible. two days with the leaders or months. We have needs, promotion of of the U.S. government: forgotten how to listen. world peace, and care During the time when the an apt comparison, since of human souls, as has Soviet regime seemingly the relative percentage In this bustle how many the Catholic Church. eradicated the very of Ukrainians in America people have succumbed existence of our Church more or less corresponds to the populism of For two days, as we and tried to destroy the to the proportion that politicians! How many frankly communicated unique individuality of Ukrainian Greek- children have grown to the Pope and Vatican Ukraine’s nationhood, Catholics constitute in up feeling unheeded, officials our difficulties culture, and language, the Catholic Church. ignored! How many and challenges, our the Holy See lifted up women have felt their local and global the name of the UGCC, For the Vatican dignitaries voices unheard whether achievements, we also Ukraine, and Ukrainians and for us eleven in family or society! How had the opportunity to on the international bishops, who represent many men are afraid to reexamine ourselves. A arena, and provided the global Ukrainian be truly open about their SWOT analysis of the structural support and Greek-Catholic Church fears and concerns! In UGCC was presented; legitimacy to Ukrainian in North and Latin various countries, even the successes and ecclesiastical and America, Oceania, the most developed failures of the pastoral community life. and Europe, including democracies, we witness work of the Church were Ukraine, these were 12 profound divisions, discussed. The Holy See The Vatican itself in hours of concentrated alienation, and deep wanted to understand 1950 bought property in mutual listening. even if well-concealed how it can help the Sarcelles near Paris for wounds. UGCC not only develop the Taras Shevchenko To take time to listen and but “flourish” as was Scientific Society, to to learn to know one The Catholic Church is emphasized in the final enable researchers another in tranquility are a global community of communique. there to edit and true luxuries in the modern a billion. In historical publish the monumental world. Today everyone secular terms, this is I thought about the “Encyclopedia of is rushed, demands the most enduring fact that three Galician everything here and organization on earth, bishoprics from a (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 2 Archeparchy News Pope Francis Meets with Ukrainian Church Leaders over Two Days (continued from previous page) Ukrainian Studies.” today to carry the a politician, though internally displaced responsibility for unity his status in the world persons or refugees. At a different time and general leadership community demands The Russian invasion and in a different way, of the Catholic Church, certain actions which transformed Donbas — the Vatican financially in particular because involve the political a compact, urbanized supported the Ukrainian of the instantaneous arena. He is, above all, a and industrialized region Free University in Munich. nature of modern pastor who deeply cares — into a conflict zone communications, and about people’s fates. rife with criminality and It was Roman Catholics our nervous impatience He and his assistants with ruined industry and who provided financial that demands immediate demonstrated this yet infrastructure—houses, backing for Patriarch responses and reactions again over these two hospitals, schools, water, Josyf Slipyj and the to every question. Speed days. electricity and gas supply material basis of his and brevity are the systems. dream, the Ukrainian desired currency. It would be good if other Catholic University, world leaders dedicated It was possible to established initially in The Pope offers a as much time and explain to the leaders Rome. different style, a different attention to Ukraine, the of the Holy See how set of relations. Ukrainian war, human the war exacerbated The Roman Catholic suffering and aspirations. the historical wounds Church has played an Benefitting from several caused by decades of active role in practically opportunities for The Russian invasion genocidal totalitarianism. all pastoral, charitable, personal contact with has already taken the In the twentieth century and educational him this year, I can attest lives of 13,000 people between 12 and 15 projects of the Greek- that the Pope knows according to UN million people were Catholic Church in how to listen, and with estimates, injured and killed on Ukrainian Ukraine. Over the last attention and sincerity. maimed some 30,000 territory. The system hundred years more Attention and sincerity, (9.000 civilians). There are killed systematically, and than 1,000 Ukrainian and closeness to those in already some 400,000 fear became deeply priests received a full need, and awareness of combat veterans many lodged in the collective higher education and our specific pain shines traumatized, more than DNA. This fear of the often earned doctorates in his eyes, regardless of 1,000 have committed other leads to pervasive in institutions run by the the fact that the pontiff suicide. That is just on interpersonal distrust Holy See. must hold in his heart the Ukrainian side. No rendering family, social, the cares of the whole statistics are available economic, and political Support for the Ukrainian world. His directness, on Russian casualties life all the more difficult. Greek-Catholic Church simplicity, and goodness —because officially on the part of Rome impress. This Pope Russian soldiers “are Wide-spread post-Soviet has a long tradition, wants the human being not involved.” The war poverty and social and now a new format to be close to God. has directly affected 5.2 injustice, substandard has appeared -- deep He does not tolerate million Ukrainian citizens, medical care and social listening. Its leader is pomposity, formalism, 3.5 million of whom services, high levels of Pope Francis. and clericalism. require humanitarian abortion, alcoholism, assistance. Some 2.5 It is unbelievably difficult Pope Francis is not million have become (continued on next page) JULY 21, 2019 3 Archeparchy News Pope Francis Meets with Ukrainian Church Leaders over Two Days (continued from previous page) AIDS, divorce, family Francis better, it is to better know, and that the Pope suffers over violence, infant mortality, worthwhile knowing how more deeply appreciate the fate of all people in and low average life to read signs, gestures, Ukraine, Ukrainians, and this mysterious, dramatic, expectancy have been and symbols. our Church. We strove to deeply wounded but aggravated by five years be good communicators. beloved by God corner of hybrid war combining The Pope has emphasized of the world. He strives, military methods with a number of times that he Was everything that intensively and directly, economic undermining, begins and ends his day should be said — said, to grasp the needs of infiltration of the political with Ukraine, in prayer was everything heard? Ukrainians from the system, and various before the icon which Obviously, not. However, Carpathians to Donbas, types of cyber-attacks. His Beatitude Sviatoslav there is encouraging from Chornobyl to The Russian invasion has gave him. He recalled hope that a new format Crimea, the desires of occasioned a veritable this at the meeting in for discussion has all the faithful following humanitarian crisis.
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