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Psychology instead of doctrine
Post date: 2008-09-18Autor: 1
It is really shameful for the present-day Church, and at the same time a sign of her decay, that she has turned away from the sound principles of the Gospel which form the spiritual life, and has put into the centre the idol of psychology which stems from unhealthy roots of impurity and occultism.
A response to the article of Bp. Sophron Mudryi
Post date: 2008-09-17Autor: 1
The whole article is but shouting, insults and condemnation, just as it was used by those who condemned Christ. The Church hierarchy of that time fanaticized the crowd who then shouted: “Away with him, crucify him! Crucify him!” However, when the governor asked what evil He had done, the response was just venomous and demagogical shouting: “Crucify! Crucify! Unless you crucify him we’ll show you. We’ll tell the state power (Caesar) on you.” (cf. Jn 19:12) Similar methods and a similar spirit are found even here. This method has just one aim – moral liquidation and death. Behind it is a spirit of disruption, as the whole article is called. Through the apostates in power this spirit is disrupting our martyrish Church.
The journal Misionar
Post date: 2008-09-10Autor: 1
Misionar serializes articles with the spirit of historic-critical theology (HCT), which e.g. deny Abraham’s offering, treating it as a legend. The spirit of HCT casts doubt upon all the truths of the Scripture and besides, it puts the Scripture on an equal footing with pagan myths. This spirit has seized power in the OSBM Order in Ukraine. This spirit of HCT as well as the spirit of syncretism is, in fact, a spirit of rebellion and disobedience to God.
Pastoral letter of the new Bishops’ Synod to the priests of the UGCC 2008
Post date: 2008-09-01Autor: 1
The salvation of every man depends on a living and true relationship with Christ. If someone has received so-called another Christ and another gospel, one cannot have the faith that saves us, purifies us from every sin and leads to salvation. That is why God’s Word so radically punishes with a curse those who preach another gospel, that means heresies. Unfortunately, today many hierarchs and theologians in the Church preach another gospel, contrary to the one that was preached by the Apostles.Card. L. Husar casts doubt upon the Divinity of Jesus Christ and upon the Virginity of the Mother of God, sympathizes with reincarnation, divines by pendulum, allows homosexuals to live together and calls their sinful relationship love. It is really a deterrent fact that all bishops of the UGCC take his part and thereby have united with his heresies. They too have thus fallen away from Christ and lost eternal life (cf. Gal 1:9). Dear brothers in priesthood, we know that You have been taken hostage of this situation. Yet let us be brave and persevere in the true biblical teaching, in faith and in prayer. If any of You has the strength and courage not to mention L. Husar in the Divine Liturgy, let him do so. If he has not, owing to persecution and terror on the part of the apostatic hierarchy, who occupy the episcopates, let him just silently pray with faith during the Liturgy for us (the new Synod). We believe that the resurrection of our Church and then of the Church in the West too will come soon.
Zavodske vil., Busk district, Lvov region and other news
Post date: 2008-08-23Autor: 1
Some deans forced their priests to sign a letter wherein they were to promise obedience to the Holy Father, to Card. L. Husar and to the local bishop who, the same as Card. L. Husar, fell into excommunication through heresies. The priests were threatened that unless they sign it, there will be persecutions, or, as the case may be, throwing out of the parish. A certain priest replied similarly: “Loyalty to the Holy Father I will sign, and as for L. Husar and the bishop, I will add a note – unless they are in heresy.”
Canonical assumption of the UGCC eparchies
Post date: 2008-08-16Autor: 1
This canonical assumption took place in the presence of believers and witnesses on the territory of each eparchy. Unfortunately it could not be held in the eparchial church, so the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the pilgrimage centres or in other churches of the particular eparchy.
Announcement about canonical assumption of the UGCC eparchies
Post date: 2008-08-14Autor: 1
Our purpose was not and is not a forcible takeover of the churches but the spiritual revival of the UGCC. We hereby announce this spiritual takeover of the eparchies to all priests, religious and believers. The announcement about it is given to the Holy Father with a possibility that in case he wished to change the resolution of the new Synod, we will gladly do so through a personal audience with him. The new Synod calls upon all the faithful, but first of all upon the priests, to respect these changes in their conscience. In the Divine Liturgy they should mention the Supreme Archbishop Michailo and then the bishop that was assigned to their eparchy by the new Synod.
Pastoral letter to the faithful 2008
Post date: 2008-08-11Autor: 1
The most important thing in the life of every man is his eternal salvation. This salvation, however, is only in Jesus Christ. With love and desire for Your salvation we call You to revive Your love for Christ. Communion with Christ through true faith is the most important thing in our life. Therefore we implore You on behalf of Christ (cf. 2Cor 5:20) – renew Your relationship with Christ!
A criminal attack on the new Head of the UGCC
Post date: 2008-08-09Autor: 1
On Thursday 7th August, Bishop M.Osidach had an unusual visit in the hospital. He was visited by two delegates from the Sokal-Zhovkva eparchy, by the syncellus Fr. M. Tkachiv and chancellor Fr. V. Kotkevych. They were putting psychological pressure on him, and paying no regard to his state of health they forced him to sign a pre-prepared proclamation.
Announcement about a change of the Synod of bishops of the UGCC in Ukraine
Post date: 2008-08-04Autor: 1
Dear representatives of state administration of Ukraine, we announce to You that by reason of apostasy of Head of the UGCC Card. L. Husar and of 17 bishops who are in unity with his heresies, on the foundation of the Holy Scripture Card. L. Husar as well as members of the Bishops’ Synod of the UGCC in Ukraine were excommunicated from the Church.Whatever execution of office on their part in the name of the Church is now ineffective before the Church, and therefore You too ought not to take them seriously any longer. They now occupy their offices unlawfully.
Establishment of a new Bishops’ Synod of the UGCC in Ukraine
Post date: 2008-08-03Autor: 1
On 3rd August 2008 the true-Catholic bishops of the UGCC, who separated from the apostate Card. L. Husar and his heresies, formed a new synod.The new Bishops’ Synod appointed Bishop Michailo Osidach (aged 78) the Supreme Archbishop of the UGCC. He thus became the new Head of the UGCC.
Appointment of new Head of the UGCC and of a new Bishops’ Synod in Ukraine
Post date: 2008-08-03Autor: 1
Your Holiness, we hereby made all the secret bishops of the UGCC public, and we ask You for Your blessing. At the same time we hereby promise faithfulness to our Lord Jesus Christ as well as to You, and we promise to fight against heresies and against the spirit of apostasy and to strive for the spiritual resurrection of our Church and our nation.
Pastoral letter to the priests and the faithful of the UGCC in Ukraine 2008
Post date: 2008-08-03Autor: 1
The new Bishops’ Synod hereby calls upon all the priests and obliges them in their conscience not to mention “Patriarch Lubomyr Husar” in the Divine Liturgy, starting from Sunday 10th August 2008. He never was and even is not a patriarch, but has become an apostate. Instead of him the priests will mention in the Liturgy the Supreme Archbishop Michailo and the bishop assigned to the particular eparchy by the new Synod. Similarly, it is forbidden to publicly mention the particular apostate bishop united with L. Husar. If in spite of this prohibition the priest will mention the apostate’s name in the Liturgy, he will call down on himself God’s punishment, because he thus publicly unites with apostasy.We are calling upon all the faithful to create prayer groups and to pray perseveringly all through the year, so that through true repentance and conversion our Church may become the leaven for the spiritual resurrection of all Ukraine.