Greek and Roman Catholics of Ukraine To Issue Joint Statement on Pseudo Catholics
On 26 October, 2011, in Lviv-Briukhovychi, a joint meeting of the members of the Synod of Bishops of the Kyiv-Halych Supreme Archbishopric of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) and Conference of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) in Ukraine is held. The meetings are attended by Catholic bishops of Ukraine who conduct their ministry in this country and the new Apostolic Nuncio in Ukraine, Archbishop Thomas Gullickson.
On 24-25 October, the bishops attended joint spiritual exercises (recollectio
ns) conducted by a known theologian and artist, Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik.
The purpose of the brotherly meeting is dual: to support and develop friendly relations between the bishoprics and discuss questions which are common for everyone. “This time we concentrate on the question of evangelization. We would like to meditate on it and give an answer to ourselves as to how we should provide pastoral care to meet the spiritual needs of our faithful and the Ukrainians who do not identify themselves with any Church. Also, we would like to analyze the activity of various pseudo church structures who claim to be members of the Catholic Church. There are several of them in Ukraine and we would like to publish our joint statement as to their activity,” said the Head of UGCC, Patriarch Sviatoslav in a commentary to the Information Department of UGCC.
On 27-28 October, after the brotherly meeting, both bishoprics will hold separate sessions. The bishops of UGCC will hold the 54th session of the Synod of Bishops of Kyiv-Halych Supreme Archbishopric and the bishops of RCC will hold the 36th session of the Conference of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine.
