Your question could also be reversed to read: Why be Ukrainian Orthodox and not Ukrainian Catholic? However you phrase it, there is a tragic separation in the one Church of Kyiv. When the Great Schism divided the Eastern and Western Churches in 1054, the Kyivan Church...
Thank you very much for your good question. The Eastern Churches generally do not characterize sins as mortal in the same way that Roman Catholics distinguish them. In the Roman Catholic Church, sins are categorized as “mortal” and “venial. Simply put, the Catechism...
Full Question: Hi, I was wondering if you could help me please as Im a bit lost! As a child I was baptized a catholic (although a non practicing one but still a believer) but many years later I took my shahada and became a Muslim. I no longer practice or believe in...
Full question: CIX My students are still asking why the Bishop removes his mitre ( as in the Divine Liturgy for the Ukrainian bilingual schools)? Looking forward to your response ? Answer From: Bishop David Response: There are certain points in the Divine...
Question: Why is same-sex marriage not allowed in the Catholic Church? Is homosexuality considered a sin? Answer From: Fr. Stephen Response: Thank you for these timely and relevant questions. Please allow me to begin by addressing your second question first. ...
