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Bishop Borys Gudziak Expresses His Condolences to All Families and Fellow Citizens of the Victims of the Terrorist Attack

24.07.2014, 14:02
"On behalf of all of the faithful of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Eparchy in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Switzerland, and in the name of all Ukrainians in these lands, I express our heartfelt condolences and spiritual solidarity.

"On behalf of all of the faithful of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Eparchy in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Switzerland, and in the name of all Ukrainians in these lands, I express our heartfelt condolences and spiritual solidarity", noted bishop Borys Gudziak, Bishop of the Eparchy of Saint Volodymyr the Great for Ukrainian Greek-Catholics in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Switzerland, head of the Department of External Church Relations of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in his letter to all families and fellow citizens of the victims of the terrorist attack on Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.

Bishop Borys Gudziak recalled the past 8 months and all the tragic events that happened.

"The Ukrainian people have done what they can to confront naked evil with peaceful demonstrations, nights vigils in the bitter cold of winter, and unceasing prayer in the squares of Ukraine and in many countries of the world. They have been beaten, tortured, and shot before the cameras of the world. Ukraine has lost hundreds of citizens, the best of the nation. We have lost territory. At a great price Ukrainians have, however, gained dignity and unity. We are tormented by the authoritarian violence brought to our land that has been our scourge, which now has also become your terrible suffering. Today, this suffering brings us together and gives us common cause."

He called on people to "unite in spirit and deed to confront the evil besetting Europe and the world."