Reverend father Basil,

we are sending You an analysis and a project of an OSBM reform. At the beginning of the year we informed both You and the new rector of the OSBM seminary in Bryukhovychi that we are willing to lecture at this theological school.

Now we are turning to You with a project of an OSBM reform. The matter concerns our whole UGCC in Ukraine, therefore we are sending a copy to other Church institutions as well.

We do not want to be just in a role of critics of crisis and vices in the Order and our UGCC, we would be glad to positively put our hand to the work, but first of all to the work towards the needed reform in our Basilian Order.

If we are given the opportunity, we would wish to bring a Catholic spirit into the Catholic theological school and prepare a formation of priests, who will have a clear Greek-Catholic identity and who will be able to pass a true Catholic teaching, defend the faithful against various doctrinal and moral heresies and preach in power the essential truths of the Gospel by means of recollection and mission.

We want to build the theological formation upon the true Catholic theology and spirit that is represented by the present Holy Father Benedict XVI. Regarding the spiritual formation, we are neither going to latinize anyone, nor to lead anyone to a schism or the Moscow rite; however, we want to pursue the original charisma that was lived and preached by St. Basil the Great.

We are fully aware that there is no team of priests in our Order that would be in unity more than we are and would at the same time have pain over the crisis of our Order and our Church. Certainly, there are individuals here, yet these were silenced and had to conform themselves to the spirit of decay that, unfortunately, has gained rule over our Order.

This is a painful stating of facts, yet only the truth shall make us free, without it one can make no true analysis or prognosis.

We thank for Your positive response.