Monday, June 5, 2017

When Filaret shows up at your funeral service

(RISU) - Profound ecumenical gesture: head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate, patriarch Filaret celebrated the panakhyda (memorial service) for the repose of the departed Patriarch Lubomyr (Husar) at the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral in Kyiv.

4 comments:

  1. Matvey CassJune 5, 2017 at 4:11 PM

    They share a commitment to opposing the only canonical Orthodox Church in Ukraine. They were bound to come to the old "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" conclusion eventually. Lord, please bless and protect your faithful servants in Ukraine!

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  2. rhartscJune 7, 2017 at 6:47 PM

    While I realize that the UGCC & UOC-KP (non-canonical) are allies I honestly look at the faces of the others in the picture and no one seems happy to see him.

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  3. BorisJojicjJune 7, 2017 at 7:02 PM

    Maybe it's because they know that Filaret was never Ukrainian until he got passed over to be Patriarch of Moscow. Suddenly, he rediscoved his Ukrainian roots so that he could be Patriarch of Ukraine. But the Ukrainian Catholics seem to have no trouble supporting him. I suspect that's why the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox have to kiss up to the Ukrainian Catholics. They dönt want to lose any more parishes to Filaret. Of course, there also is nationalism...

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  4. BorisJojicjJune 7, 2017 at 7:03 PM

    Maybe it's because they know that Filaret was never Ukrainian until he got passed over to be Patriarch of Moscow. Suddenly, he rediscoved his Ukrainian roots so that he could be Patriarch of Ukraine. But the Ukrainian Catholics seem to have no trouble supporting him. I suspect that's why the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox have to kiss up to the Ukrainian Catholics. They dönt want to lose any more parishes to Filaret. Of course, there also is nationalism...

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