President of Ukraine V. Yanukovych

                                                                                                                         Prime Minister M. Azarov

                                                                                                                         Chairman of Parliament V. Litvin

                         Rejection of a visit by a heretical Pope

Dear representatives of the Ukrainian nation,

we have come to read unclear information about ex-Pope Benedict XVI planning to visit Ukraine. If this information is true, we have to point out: the visit to Ukraine by ex-Pope Benedict XVI is of no benefit.

1) It involves large financial costs. The visit to Spain provoked big demonstrations, because the expenses of the state amounted to tens of millions of euros.

2) Ukraine is not a Catholic state. UGCC (Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church) and RCC (Roman-Catholic Church) have only about 6 million members out of a total of 46 million citizens.

3) Internal disputes within the UGCC concerning heresies have not yet been settled.

4) On 1 May 2011, beatifying Pope John Paul II, the Pope canonized the heresies of historical-critical theology and elevated the spirit of Assisi – the spirit of antichrist – to the altar of the Church. Benedict XVI thus fell under God’s curse - anathema acc. Gal 1:8-9.

5) Legal action has been brought against Benedict XVI to the International Court of Justice in The Hague for crimes against humanity because he is responsible for clerical paedophilia which he knowingly concealed. Demonstrations against him continue all over the world.

For these reasons his visit to Ukraine is undesirable.

                                                                                    + Elijah

                                                         Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

                                                             + Methodius OSBMr     + Timothy OSBMr

                                                                              Secretary Bishops

                                                                                                                     Lvov (Ukraine), 10 February 2012

Cc:

- Msgr. T. Bertone, Vatican Secretary of State

- MPs of Ukraine

- Mass media