UGCC Head asks world religious leaders to make their contribution toward a peaceful solution to the situation in Ukraine

This is the theme found in letters of appeal that His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), the Head of the UGCC, sent to religious leaders in Europe and throughout the world.

Among others, the UGCC Primate forwarded letters to Cardinal Peter Erdő, the Archbishop of Budapest, who is presently the head of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences as well as to all presidents of the episcopal conferences of Europe (CCEE); Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the Archbishop of Munich and Freising as well as the President of COMECE; the Reverend Dr Guy Liagre, the General Secretary of the Conference of European Churches. The letters of appeal were sent also to the Archbishop of Louisville, Most Rev. Joseph Kurtz, the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; the Archbishop of Gatineau, Most Rev. Paul-André Durocher, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops; The Reverend Martin Junge, the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation; The Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury; The Reverend Dr. Olav Tveit, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches as well as Ronald S. Lauder, the President of the World Jewish Congress.

His Beatitude expressed his conviction that the destruction of peace and stability in Ukraine could destabilize the system of global security in the world.  “We are counting on your concern and your involvement, so that no manifestations of aggression will be allowed in our country. We are convinced that God reveals Himself not in power, but in truth. May God protect all of us!” – with these words, His Beatitude concludes his letter to the leaders of Churches and religious organizations of the world.

 Department of Information UGCC