One reason for the growth of the Ukrainian exarchate is immigration. But I would guess that another reason is Latin Catholics who are looking for faithful leaders, which they are not getting in their part of the Church. It is not surprising that the Latin Church leaders do not care for the competition from Catholics who are actually practicing the faith and growing.
One reason for the growth of the Ukrainian exarchate is immigration. But I would guess that another reason is Latin Catholics who are looking for faithful leaders, which they are not getting in their part of the Church. It is not surprising that the Latin Church leaders do not care for the competition from Catholics who are actually practicing the faith and growing.
I think there are very few German Roman Catholics who enter the Ukrainian church and almost all of the parishes of the German exarchate worship in the Ukrainian language.
Most of the time, the opposition by Latin prelates to these types of things centers around the eastern church's ordination of married men to the priesthood.
тАж which is probably not a point of conflict in Germany, on the contrary. But I agree, from my experience, having visited one Ukrainian Catholic parish once out of couriosity, Latin people going there instead of their normal parish is not something which really exists very much, as not speaking Ukrainian is a huge impediment.
One reason for the growth of the Ukrainian exarchate is immigration. But I would guess that another reason is Latin Catholics who are looking for faithful leaders, which they are not getting in their part of the Church. It is not surprising that the Latin Church leaders do not care for the competition from Catholics who are actually practicing the faith and growing.
I think there are very few German Roman Catholics who enter the Ukrainian church and almost all of the parishes of the German exarchate worship in the Ukrainian language.
Most of the time, the opposition by Latin prelates to these types of things centers around the eastern church's ordination of married men to the priesthood.
тАж which is probably not a point of conflict in Germany, on the contrary. But I agree, from my experience, having visited one Ukrainian Catholic parish once out of couriosity, Latin people going there instead of their normal parish is not something which really exists very much, as not speaking Ukrainian is a huge impediment.