Former head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Archbishop Lubomyr (Husar) is critical of the possibility of new revolutionary processes in Ukraine and believes that the compatriots must make every effort to complete what was begun during the second Maidan in 2013.
“I know that some people talk about the third Maidan, but I heard nothing good about it. I do not see the need for the“third Maidan”. But I see the need to complete the second Maidan. In my view, the second Maidan sufficiently demonstrated our dignity, our respect for the human personality and the desire to create a new Ukraine,”the hierarch said in an interview to Apostrophe, Novoye Vremya reports.
He thinks that Ukrainians are choosing an easier way: criticizing but not completing the job. Archbishop Lubomyr (Husar) believes the current crisis in the Ukrainian society is due to the lack of diligence on the part of fellow citizens.
He believes that this applies both to the authorities and society in general. The exception, according to the bishop, is the representatives of volunteer organizations who work in the public interest.
“I think people should take action instead of waiting to be given something, complain about the government, and sit idly by. People should start working and correctly but consistently demand action from the government,” Lubomyr (Husar) said.
According to the former head of the UGCC, all denominations in Ukraine must work harder with believers to help them cope with difficulties. As an example he cites the UGCC Synod plans to read a series of sermons intended to reveal the essence of corruption.
Cardinal Lubomyr (Husar) believes that Russian aggression helped Ukrainians unite and create a real army, without which the State cannot be deemed complete, he said.
“At least we are starting to see where the wind is blowing and what we may expect from someone ... and I think that, eventually, this will have a positive effect. After all, sometimes to get people united, you need a disaster, a war,” the former head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church believes.