Members of the European Parliament

Dear Members of the European Parliament,

let us inform You that on 5 April 2011 the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian orthodox Greek-Catholic Church (UOGCC) proclaimed the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate, the first Patriarch elected being Archbishop Elijah A. Dohnal (65).

The whole Christian world celebrates the greatest festival these days. It commemorates the salvific death of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, for our sins and His glorious resurrection which is the greatest proof of His Divinity. On this occasion, we would like to remind to You: Europe grew from Christian roots. The ideology of the EU is now destroying these healthy roots of European civilization and all moral and spiritual values, especially through the so-called Lisbon Treaty. It gives first priority to perverse homosexuality and introduces juvenile justice and sexual antieducation of children. It legalizes narcotics and also introduces euthanasia which is becoming a tool for mass liquidation of undesirable people. Old guillotines and gas chambers are inefficient and repellent as compared with a subtle sweet death – euthanasia.

Dear Members of the EU, by establishing a homodictatorship and the juvenile justice system through the Lisbon Treaty You took on the role of Pilate. You condemned children and youth of Europe to spiritual and physical death. You thus commit crimes against humanity worse than the crimes of fascism, condemned at Nuremberg. You started moral, spiritual and physical genocide of Europe.

It is a shame that the Latin Church does not punish crimes of homosexuality and paedophilia committed by bishops and priests, whereby she de facto has established them as a norm. Thus she has betrayed Christ and His Gospel. By beatification of Pope John Paul II on 1 May 2011, the spirit of Assisi, the spirit of antichrist will be elevated to the altar of the Church. This is the biggest betrayal of Christ and of the Church within 2 000 years of her existence. By this gesture the Pope will have excommunicated himself from the Church of Christ (Gal 1:8-9).

Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate, unlike the current apostatic Latin Church, represents God, His laws and the Spirit of Christ. It does not make concessions to the antigod – antichrist. The question of eternal life or eternal death is the most fundamental one in the life of every man and it concerns even each one of You personally. Therefore today, on Good Friday, on the day of Christ’s death, we appeal to You in His name:

1) cancel the criminal Lisbon Treaty, which is the source of demoralization and demonization of the nations;

2) abolish the European Union, which is a prison of nations;

3) return to universal, Christian moral and spiritual values.

Christ died on Golgotha for each one of You. You have responsibility. If you remain indifferent, You will be condemned by God, but also by the European nations.

May the Czech Republic and Hungary be an example for You to follow. Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic, despite strong pressure from the EU and the United Nations, on 25 March 2011 abolish the compulsory “sex education” for children. The Hungarian Parliament declared a union of one man and one woman to be the only valid marriage. It also stood up for the defence of human life from conception.

We pray for You to that on the day of Christ’s resurrection You may start to embody His resurrection and His new life in the heart of Europe.

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!

                                                                                + Elijah

                                                                                Patriarch

                                                       + Methodius OSBMr              + Timothy OSBMr

                                                                  Secretaries of the Patriarchate

                                                                                                                                           Lvov, 22nd April  2011

                                                                                                                                           Good Friday

Cc:

- Pope Benedict XVI

- Catholic and Orthodox Patriarchs

- Czech and Hungarian governments

- Governments of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus

- U.S. Congress and Senate

- Mass media