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1685:, they all received severe sentencing. The remaining leaders of the hierarchies and heads of all seminaries and Episcopal offices were arrested and tried in 1945 and 1946. July 1, 1945, some three hundred priests of the United Church wrote to Molotov. They protested the arrest of all bishops and large parts of the Catholic clergy. After the Church was thus robbed of all its leadership, a “spontaneous movement” for separation from Rome, and unification with the Russian Orthodox Church developed. Mass arrests of priests followed. In Lemko, some five hundred priests were jailed in 1945 or sent to a Gulag, officially called, “an unknown destination because of political reasons”. 1252: 21: 1793:
immense. The Pope refers specifically to the Kiev show trial against bishops of the oriental Church. Still there is reason for comfort and hope: The strength of the faithful. The Christian faith makes better citizens, who use their God-given freedom to work for their societies to further the causes of justice and unity. The Pope concludes by requesting worldwide public prayers for the persecuted, and hopes that they may open the jails and loosen the chains in those countries.
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expressed willingness of Moscow, to have formal relations with the Vatican in light of the position of Pope Pius XII on World peace and the uses of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, a position, which he claimed was identical with Kremlin policy. The Vatican did not respond officially, and reported
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died in 1953, “peaceful coexistence” became subject of numerous discussions. In his Christmas Message of 1954, Pius XII defined possibilities and preconditions for peaceful coexistence. He indicated Vatican willingness to practical cooperation, whenever possible in the interest of the faithful. The
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and to jails, while some are under house arrest. AAS 1952, Orientales Ecclesias 5 In Bulgaria, Bishop Bossilkoff was executed with many others. But Bulgaria is not alone. Many are robbed of the most basic natural and human rights, and mistreated in the most extreme ways. The suffering in Ukraine is
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The Catholic Church was annihilated, Church institutions were confiscated and expropriated; churches, monasteries and seminaries closed and looted. After the war, the Catholic Uniate churches were integrated under the Moscow Patriarchy, after all residing bishops and apostolic administrators were
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resolutions of a world of tolerance, free of religious persecution . Pius continues, This had given us hope that peace and true liberty would be granted everywhere to the Catholic Church, the more so since the Church has always taught, and teaches, that obedience to the ordinances of the lawfully
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is a summary of the relations between the Uniated (Eastern) churches and Rome until the persecutions 1945. Pope Pius XII presents a comprehensive historical review of the reunion, to show the many trials and bloody persecutions but also the advantages of the union to the faithful in Ukraine. In
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is a letter to the bishops of the Oriental rite asking for faith, strength and hope. The Pope expresses his ardent desire for unity of all Eastern Christians with the Western church and comforts those who suffer in jail or unknown locations for their faith and faithfulness to the Holy See. In
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replied: "Who does not know, that Patriarch Alexius I recently elected by the dissident bishops of Russia, openly exalts and preaches defection from the Catholic Church. In a letter lately addressed to the Ruthenian Church, a letter, which contributed not a little to the persecution?".
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established civil power, within the sphere and bounds of its authority, is a duty of conscience. But, unfortunately, the events we have mentioned have grievously and bitterly weakened, have almost destroyed, our hope and confidence so far as the lands of the Ruthenians are concerned.
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located in Ukraine. Some Ruthenian Catholics call themselves Rusyns. They speak a dialect of the Ukrainian language. The traditional Rusyn homeland extends into northeast Slovakia and the Lemko region of southeast Poland. Until 1922, the area was largely a part of
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as two examples. But the most flourishing Christian communities are wiped out without trace these days. He does not know details except that many bishops and priests are deported to unknown destinations, to
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Liberate yourself! You must break the Vatican chains, which throw you into the abyss of error, darkness and spiritual decay. Hurry, return to your true mother, the Russian Orthodox Church!
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arrested on March 6, 1946. The Catholic Church of Ukraine was thus liquidated. All properties were turned over to the Orthodox Church under the Patriarch of Moscow.
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reviews the efforts of the Vatican of improving relations with the oriental Churches. Pope Pius XII mentions the naming of an Oriental Cardinal
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and Orthodox faithful and priests had to suffer under Polish bishops of the Latin Rite and Polonisation. But now they are liberated by the
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The Pope knew about the attempts to separate the Uniate churches from Rome, and was also aware, that in months preceding the encyclical
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unofficial contacts will not be known until 2028, when Vatican Archives open access to all documents of the pontificate of Pius XII.
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was a Polish conspiracy to dominate and wipe out the Oriental culture of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church:
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this history is repeated with view to relations with Russia in general. He again rejects
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of Moscow called on all Catholics in the Soviet Union for a separation from Rome:
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A Galter, Rotbuch der verfolgten Kirchen, Paulus Verlag, Recklinghausen, 1957,
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Born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, 2 March 1876 – 9 October 1958
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Jan Olav Smit, Pope Pius XII, London Burns Oates & Washbourne LTD,1951
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Richard Cardinal Cushing, Pope Pius XII, St. Paul Editions, Boston, 1959
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include bishops and others among the tens of thousands of victims of
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Guglielmo de Vries, Oriente Cristiano, ieri e oggi, Roma, 270-275
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and therefore, continued ties to Rome are no longer necessary.
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did not produce results, aside from modest improvements in
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Christians developed. Some Ruthenians, resisting
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826: 822:Theodore Romzha 794:Meminisse iuvat 783:Zynoviy Kovalyk 753: 743: 742: 682: 672: 671: 662:Trương Bửu Diệp 642: 632: 631: 576: 566: 565: 556:Erich Klausener 509: 499: 498: 493: 483: 482: 416: 406: 405: 362: 352: 351: 327: 317: 316: 302: 292: 291: 282: 272: 271: 262: 252: 251: 242: 232: 231: 222: 212: 211: 202: 192: 191: 157: 147: 146: 137: 127: 126: 117: 107: 106: 92: 82: 81: 52: 43:Catholic Church 40: 12: 11: 5: 4226: 4216: 4215: 4210: 4205: 4200: 4195: 4178: 4177: 4175: 4174: 4164: 4154: 4143: 4140: 4139: 4137: 4136: 4131: 4126: 4121: 4116: 4111: 4106: 4101: 4096: 4094:Uganda Martyrs 4091: 4086: 4081: 4076: 4071: 4066: 4064:Korean Martyrs 4061: 4056: 4051: 4046: 4041: 4036: 4031: 4025: 4023: 4009: 4008: 4006: 4005: 4000: 3999: 3998: 3993: 3983: 3982: 3981: 3971: 3966: 3961: 3955: 3953: 3947: 3946: 3944: 3943: 3938: 3933: 3928: 3923: 3918: 3913: 3908: 3903: 3898: 3893: 3891:Ottoman Empire 3888: 3883: 3878: 3873: 3868: 3863: 3858: 3853: 3848: 3843: 3838: 3833: 3828: 3823: 3818: 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Testament 3120: 3119: 3117: 3115: 3111: 3108: 3102: 3095: 3092: 3090: 3087: 3086: 3080: 3075: 3073: 3068: 3066: 3061: 3060: 3057: 3045: 3042: 3041: 3039: 3035: 3029: 3028: 3024: 3022: 3021: 3017: 3015: 3014: 3010: 3008: 3007: 3003: 3001: 2998: 2996: 2995: 2994:Hitler's Pope 2991: 2989: 2988: 2984: 2982: 2981: 2977: 2975: 2974: 2970: 2969: 2967: 2963: 2957: 2954: 2952: 2949: 2947: 2944: 2942: 2939: 2937: 2934: 2932: 2929: 2927: 2926:Galeazzi-Lisi 2924: 2922: 2919: 2918: 2916: 2914: 2910: 2904: 2901: 2899: 2896: 2894: 2891: 2889: 2886: 2884: 2881: 2879: 2876: 2874: 2871: 2870: 2868: 2864: 2858: 2855: 2853: 2850: 2848: 2845: 2843: 2840: 2839: 2837: 2833: 2827: 2824: 2822: 2819: 2817: 2816:Canonizations 2814: 2812: 2809: 2807: 2804: 2802: 2799: 2797: 2794: 2792: 2789: 2788: 2786: 2784: 2780: 2774: 2771: 2769: 2766: 2764: 2761: 2759: 2756: 2753: 2749: 2747: 2744: 2741: 2740: 2735: 2732: 2731: 2729: 2727: 2723: 2717: 2714: 2712: 2709: 2707: 2704: 2702: 2699: 2697: 2694: 2692: 2689: 2687: 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1653: 1646: 1641: 1638: 1637:Pope Pius XII 1631: 1630: 1629: 1627: 1617: 1615: 1614:Joseph Stalin 1611: 1607: 1603: 1593: 1591: 1587: 1583: 1579: 1575: 1571: 1566: 1562: 1558: 1557:Joseph Stalin 1554: 1550: 1546: 1525: 1516: 1512: 1509:This section 1507: 1504: 1500: 1499: 1496: 1494: 1478: 1469: 1465: 1461: 1458: 1454: 1453: 1445: 1443: 1439: 1435: 1431: 1420: 1415: 1413: 1408: 1406: 1401: 1400: 1398: 1397: 1394: 1390: 1389: 1386: 1382: 1381: 1377: 1376: 1372: 1368: 1367: 1363: 1362: 1359: 1356: 1355: 1352: 1349: 1348: 1345: 1342: 1341: 1338: 1337:Synod of Lviv 1334: 1333: 1330: 1326: 1325: 1322: 1318: 1317: 1314: 1310: 1309: 1306: 1302: 1298: 1294: 1293: 1290: 1286: 1285: 1281: 1278: 1277: 1274: 1271: 1270: 1266: 1265: 1262: 1258: 1257: 1253: 1249: 1248: 1238: 1233: 1231: 1226: 1224: 1219: 1218: 1216: 1215: 1212: 1207: 1202: 1201: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1175: 1172: 1167: 1166: 1159: 1156: 1155: 1152: 1147: 1146: 1139: 1136: 1135: 1132: 1127: 1126: 1119: 1116: 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Index


a series
Persecutions
Catholic Church
Historical persecution of Christians
Catholic Church persecutions 1939–1958
Eradication of the Church under Stalinism
Eastern Catholic persecutions
Persecution of Christians in the modern era
Roman Empire
Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
Diocletianic Persecution
Neo-Persian Empire
Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem
Byzantine Empire
Massacre of the Latins
Muslim world
Muslim conquests
Conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques
Armenian genocide
Assyrian genocide
Greek genocide
Kosheh massacres
Saudi Arabia
Christianity in Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Christianity in Sudan
Egypt
Maspero demonstrations
Islamic terrorism

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