Cardinal Says International Role Of Greek Catholic Church
Is Growing
Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic
Church (UGCC), said at a press conference on 2 December 2002
that his pastoral visits to Poland, Germany, the USA and Italy
from 2 to 28 November 2002 and his participation in important
international religious events testify to the growing role
of the UGCC in the life of the Catholic Church.
"I represented our church in the family of particular
churches," said Cardinal Husar. "We couldn't participate
directly in any general international religious events for
many long years. Today this is possible, because our church
has come out of the underground and continues to develop.
Now we are in the international arena and not closed in on
ourselves."
According to the cardinal, participation in joint international
events is not only important for the church, but also for
the Ukrainian state. "Joint moral actions are something
that can unite us," stressed Cardinal Husar. "For
Ukraine, as a future member of the European community, it
is essential that Europe, which is currently disunited, regain
the awareness of common moral principles."
During his trips abroad, Cardinal Husar participated in a
plenary session of the Congregation of Eastern Churches in
Rome, a meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops in Washington, D.C., and a meeting of the German Conference
of Catholic Bishops. There he represented the UGCC and spoke
on its role as a mediator between East and West.
Source: www.ugcc.org.ua
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