Patriarch Sviatoslav Calls Cardinal Lubomyr Husar Spiritual Father of Ukrainians

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, highly appreciated the role of Cardinal Lubomyr Husar in the spiritual life of Ukrainian Christianity.

The Primate said in a commentary to ICTV on the 80th birthday of the cardinal, “His Beatitude Lubomyr is a phenomenon in the spiritual life of the Ukrainian Christianity. We will be able to understand that phenomenon only with time. Obviously, a spiritual phenomenon has more invisible aspects than visible ones. The return of the head of UGCC to Kyiv is perhaps one of the most impressive events of this time. His beatitude Lubomyr really prayed hard for it and suffered for it, and the Lord helped him to realize that. And we actually returned to our capital from where we were driven away many centuries ago.”

In addition, Patriarch Shevchuk noted that Cardinal Lubomyr showed the world that the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is “a Church of global dimension.”

According to Patriarch Shevchuk, Cardinal Lubomyr is “the spiritual father of our nation. People who do not identify themselves with our Church and even those, who do not identify themselves with Ukraine or Ukrainian people, respect and listen to him. His profound voice and Godly opinion really move many people.”