The Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, expressed concern about the fact that some radical groups want to use the 70th anniversary of the bloody events in Volhynia in 1943, which will be marked next year, to disrupt the process of reconciliation between Poles and Ukrainians, the head of the UGCC said in an interview for the Polish Catholic news agency.
Patriarch Sviatoslav concerned about radicals intent to disrupt reconciliation between Poles and Ukrainians
The Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, expressed concern about the fact that some radical groups want to use the 70th anniversary of the bloody events in Volhynia in 1943, which will be marked next year, to disrupt the process of reconciliation between Poles and Ukrainians, the head of the UGCC said in an interview for the Polish Catholic news agency.
"In 2005 there was an act of reconciliation between the episcopate of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It was an act of forgiveness and healing of our shared memories. This is our platform for building a better future. It was the example that we as Christians have given to our countries – Poland and Ukraine, because in our history there were many difficult and dramatic moments. We did this in order to ask each other for forgiveness," said Patriarch Sviatoslav.
He stresses, however, that some radical groups’ attitudes toward the Volyn tragedy shows “how much remains to be done to reconcile our peoples so that our entire society understands it,” reports the UGCC Information Department. Patriarch Sviatoslav concerned about radicals intent to disrupt reconciliation between Poles and Ukrainians
The Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, expressed concern about the fact that some radical groups want to use the 70th anniversary of the bloody events in Volhynia in 1943, which will be marked next year, to disrupt the process of reconciliation between Poles and Ukrainians, the head of the UGCC said in an interview for the Polish Catholic news agency.
"In 2005 there was an act of reconciliation between the episcopate of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It was an act of forgiveness and healing of our shared memories. This is our platform for building a better future. It was the example that we as Christians have given to our countries – Poland and Ukraine, because in our history there were many difficult and dramatic moments. We did this in order to ask each other for forgiveness," said Patriarch Sviatoslav.
He stresses, however, that some radical groups’ attitudes toward the Volyn tragedy shows “how much remains to be done to reconcile our peoples so that our entire society understands it,” reports the UGCC Information Department.
The Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, expressed concern about the fact that some radical groups want to use the 70th anniversary of the bloody events in Volhynia in 1943, which will be marked next year, to disrupt the process of reconciliation between Poles and Ukrainians, the head of the UGCC said in an
interview for the Polish Catholic news agency.
"In 2005 there was an act of reconciliation between the episcopate of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. It was an act of forgiveness and healing of our shared memories. This is our platform for building a better future. It was the example that we as Christians have given to our countries – Poland and Ukraine, because in our history there were many difficult and dramatic moments. We did this in order to ask each other for forgiveness," said Patriarch Sviatoslav.
He stresses, however, that some radical groups’ attitudes toward the Volyn tragedy shows “how much remains to be done to reconcile our peoples so that our entire society understands it,” reports the UGCC Information Department.