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u b iis h e d
by theU k r a in ia n
N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n
In c .. afra te rn a l n o n -p ro fit a s s o c iitio ri
ra in ia n W e e k ly
V ol.
L V II
N o .
2 1
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
S U N D A Y ,MAY 21,1 9 8 9
5 0
c e n ts
N a tio n a l d e m o c ra ticm o v e m e n ts ' U k r a in ia n C a th o lic
d e le g a tio n
re p re s e n ta tiv e s
m eet
in
E s to n ia
s ta g e s h u n g e r S tr ik e \u0406\u041f
M O S C O W
N EW
Y O R K
-
A
m e e tin g
o f
1 0 0
le a d e rs
o f
n a tio n a l
d e m o c ra tic
a n d
in d e p e n d e n c e
m o v e m e n ts
in the
S o v ie t
U n io n
a n d
th e
S o v ie t-o c c u p ie d

B a ltic states w as held in E stonia on A pril 30 to M ay

1, re p o rte d
th e E s to n ia n
A m erican
N ational Council (EA N C). Seven
n o n -
S o v ie t
fla g s
-
(E s to n ia n ,
L a tv ia n ,
L ith u a n ia n ,
B yelorussian,
U k ra in ia n ,
G e o rg ia n
a n d
A rm enian
-
w ere
flo w n
at the
Loodi m anor
s o u th
o f
V ilja n d i.
A lso
i n
a tte n d a n c e
w ere
C rim ean
T atars,
a n
A zerbaidzhani
P o p u la r
F ro n t
re p re s e n ta tiv e ,
a
c o r r e s p o n d e n t
o f
M o s c o w 's
G lasnost
m a g a z in e
a n d
a
R u ssian
Y o u th
D e m o c ra tic U n io n re p re \u00ad
s e n ta tiv e . A b o u t
60 of the
p a rtic ip a n ts
cam e
fro m
o u ts id e
of Estonia, the
r e s t
w ere
fro m
E s to n ia .
S e v e r a l
o f
th e
p a rtic ip a n ts
r e p r e s e n te d
p o litic a l
p a r \u00ad
tie s c r e a te d
a s o p p o s itio n
t o
th e
C om \u00ad
m u n is t
P a rty .
A c c o rd in g
t o
T u n n e
K e la m
o f
th e
E s to n ia n
N a tio n a l In d e p e n d e n c e
P a rty ,
th e
fact that such
a "radical"group
w as
n o t
o n ly
g iv e n
o ffic ia l
perm ission
t o
m e e t b u t a ls o w a s n o t in te rfe re d
w ith is
" a
f ir s t
fo r
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n ."
T he
f ir s t
d a y
w as
s p e n t
e x c h a n g in g
in fo rm a tio n
a b o u t
recent events
i n
th e
v a rio u s
o c c u p ie d
n a tio n s a s w e ll a s th e
status of the non-R ussian
m in o rities. It
becam e
c le a r
th a t
p e re s tro ik a
h a s
b ro u g h t
n o
m a jo r
im p ro v e m e n ts
fo r
a n y
of these.
T he
U k ra in ia n s
re p o rte d
th a t
th e ir
s itu a tio n
is as
d iffic u lt
a s
before, even
tra g ic , w ith o u t a n y
a m e lio ra tio n
i n
th e
la n g u a g e
a n d
c u ltu re s itu a tio n . In
fa c t,
lo c a l a u th o ritie s
s e e m
m ost
c o n c e r n e d
a b o u t
n o t
h u rtin g
th e
fe e lin g s
o f
th e
R ussian-speaking
p o p u la tio n
i n
U -
k ra in e .
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p a g e
1 0 )
M OSCOW
-
A d e le g a tio n o f U k ra i\u00ad
n ia n
C a th o lic
b is h o p s
a n d
c le rg y
w ill
c o n tin u e a h u n g e r s trik e u n til iti s g ra n te d
a
m e e tin g w ith th e S o v ie t le a d e rs h ip
t o
d is c u s s th e le g a liz a tio n o f th e U k r a in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch,
th e
U k ra in ia n
H e l\u00ad
s in k i
U n io n 's
p r e s s
s e r v ic e ,
b a s e d
i n
M oscow ,
re p o rte d
o n
T h u r s d a y ,
M ay
1 8 .
A c c o rd in g
t o
reports from
M oscow ,
B is h o p s
P a v lo
V asylyk,
F ile m o n
K ur-
chaba and
S o fro n
D m y t e r k o , a s w e ll a s '
p r i e s t s ,
th e
R evs.
M y k o la
S im k a ilo ,
V o lo d y m y r
V iy ty s h y n
a n d
Ih o r
V oz-
n ia k ,
a rriv e d
in
M oscow
o n
T u e s d a y ,
M ay
16, w ith
a p e titio n
t o
le g a liz e
th e
C hurch
w h ic h
w as banned
i n
1946 after
a " p s e u d o - s y n o d " in L v iv a n d " r e u n ite d ''
w ith
th e
R u ssian
O rth o d o x
C hurch.
"W e
h a v e
not com e
b e g g in g , o n ly
t o
dem and
th e
re tu rn
of w hat
w as
ta k e n
aw ay
fro m
us in
1 9 4 6 ," B is h o p V a s y ly k
N a ro d y c h i:a ra io n ind is tre s s a fte r C fjo rn o b y / d is a s te r
b y
D r . D a v id
M a r p le s
T he
new spaper
o f
th e
N arodychi
R a io n
P a rty
C o m m itte e
(Z h y to m y r
O b last,
U k ra in ia n
S S R ), a
c o p y
o f
w h ic h
w as recently brought to the W est
by a
S o v ie t v is ito r, h a s p ro v id e d
d e ta il\u00ad
e d
in fo rm a tio n
a b o u t
th e
ra d ia tio n
c o n ta m in a tio n
in the raion as a result of
th e
1 9 8 6
d i s a s t e r
a t
th e
C h o rn o b y l
n u c le a r
p la n t.
A n
a rtic le
w ritte n
b y
M .
A ta m a n -
c h u k
d e s c r i b e s
a
p a c k e d
a n d
o fte n
.
r a u c o u s
m e e tin g , c o n v o k e d
o n
M arch
30 at the H ouse of C ulture in N arodychi
t o
d is c u s s th e
latest inform ation
a b o u t
liv in g
c o n d itio n s .
P e o p le
re p o rte d ly
cam e
fro m
a ll o v e r th e
ra io n
t o
a tte n d
th e
m e e tin g .
T he
h a ll w a s
s o
fu ll
th a t
m any
h a d
t o
lis te n
t o
th e
p r o c e e d in g s
th ro u g h
lo u d s p e a k e r s
that w ere
p la c e d
i n
th e
c o rrid o rs.
The m eeting w as addressed
by oblast
a n d
ra io n
p a rty
a n d
governm ent
o ffi\u00ad
c ia ls ,
b y
m em bers
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
H y d ro m e te ro lo g ic a l
C o m m itte e ,
a n d
b y
I.O. Lekhtarov, head
of the
s e c tio n
fo r
d o sim etry
a n d
ra d ia tio n
h y g ie n e
w ith
th e
A ll-U n io n
C e n te r
fo r
R a d ia \u00ad
tio n
M e d ic in e o f th e U S S R
A cadem y of
M e d ic a l
S c ie n c e s .
V a rio u s
q u e s tio n s
a n d
s ta te m e n ts
w e re a p p a re n tly
s h o u te d fro m
th e flo o r.
T h u s
th e
c h a irm a n
of the
ra io n 's
c iv il
d e f e n s e
c o m m itte e ,
I.P .
M akarenko,
t e s t i f i e d
th a t
o n
th e
m o rn in g
a fte r
th e
a c c id e n t,
A p ril
2 7 ,
1986, the
ra d ia tio n
m easurem ents
i n
N arodychi
its e lf
r e a c h e d
as m uch
as three roentgens per
h o u r,
i.e ,
th re e
tim es
h ig h e r
th a n
th e
o ffic ia lly
r e c o r d e d
p e a k
a v e r a g e d
o u t
fo r th e
e v a c u a te d
3 0 -k ilo m e te r
z o n e .
M r.
L e k h ta ro v
c la im e d
th a t
s u c h
a
fig u re
c o u ld
not be correct, but
M aka\u00ad
r e n k o
d e c la r e d
th a t
n o t
o n ly
h a d
th is
a n d
o th e r
fig u re s
n o t
b e e n
c o r r e c te d ,

th e y h a d a ls o b e e n d e liv e re d a t th a t tim e to the oblast's civil defense headquarters. S u c h

a
h ig h
le v e l
o f
ra d ia tio n
c le a rly
m erited
a n
e v a c u a tio n
o f
th e
p o p u la \u00ad
tio n .
W hat
h a s
i n c e n s e d
th e
lo c a l
re s id e n ts
i s
th a t
n o
a c tio n
h a s
b e e n
ta k e n
fo r
th re e
years, even
th o u g h
th e
s itu a tio n
w as
m ade
know n
t o
th e
a u th o ritie s fro m
th e
f i r s t .
C itin g
d a ta
fro m
th e
C e n te r
fo r
R a d ia tio n
M e d ic in e
i t s e l f ,o n e
p a rtic i\u00ad
p a n t
n o te d
th a t
i n
th e
v illa g e
o f
S ta re
S h a r n e
( j u s t
n o rth
of Narodychi),
th e
level of cesium
c o n ta m in a tio n in th e so il
e x c e e d s
50 curies per square
k ilo m e te r
(the level at w hich the soil is considered
d a n g e r o u s
t o
hum ans
is
15 curies
p e r
s q u a r e
k ilo m eter).
"H ow
c a n
c h ild re n
b e e x p e c te d
t o
liv e in s u c h
c o n d itio n s ? "
a s k e d
th e
m an.
" T h e y
c a n n o t,"
M r.
L e k h ta ro v
re p lie d .
A nother person asked w hy there have
b e e n
so m a n y c o n tra d ic to ry
s ta te m e n ts
i n
th e
press about
th e
ra d ia tio n
s itu a \u00ad
tio n .
T he
s c ie n tis t
la id
th e
b la m e
o n
a p p ra is a ls
a n d
p r o g n o s e s
b y
p e o p le
w ho
a re
in c o m p e te n t.
''W e ll
th e n ,"
s h o u te d
a n o th e r
o n lo o k e r,
"C an
o n e
liv e
i n
N arodychi
R a io n
o r
n o t? "
M r,
L e k h ta ro v
r e s p o n d e d
th a t
i n
1 2
v illa g e s th e
ra d ia tio n
b a c k g r o u n d
le v e l
p r e s e n t e d
a
s e r i o u s
d a n g e r
t o
th e
p o p u la tio n , p a rtic u la rly
t o
c h ild re n .
T h is a n s w e r e v id e n tly d id
n o t
s a tis f y
th e
la rg e
a u d ie n c e .
M any
d e s c r ib e d
s itu a tio n s
in th e ir v illa g e s th a t th e y
f e lt
m erited
m ore
u rg e n t a tte n tio n .
A
c o l\u00ad
lective farm
w o rk e r fro m
K h ry s ty n iv k a ,
in the eastern part of the raion, reported
th a t in th e b a c k y a rd
n e a r h is h o u s e
th e
ra d ia tio n le v e ls w e re c h a n g in g re g u la rly
b y
e n tire
m illiro e n tg e n s .
"B ut
n o
o n e
s a y s
a n y th in g
a b o u t
th is . W h a t
i s
th e
p o in t o f th e s e s tu p id c o n v e rs a tio n s th a t
h a v e
b e e n
c o n tin u in g
fo r
n e a rly
th re e
y e a r s ? "
M .T .
K obernyk,
a n
a s s is ta n t
m e d ic a l
o ffic e r
i n
th e
ra io n ,
s ta te d
s im p ly : " T h e p o in t is th a t, it is n o t safe
t o
live in the
ra io n . S o
w hy
s h o u ld
w e
ta k e
r i s k s ? "

O th e r p a rtic ip a n ts n o te d th a t th e sic k a re n o t b e in g h o s p ita liz e d , th a t th e re is a " b u r e a u c r a t i c "

a ttitu d e
to w ard
th e
m edical observation
of the
p o p u la tio n ,
th a t m e d ic a l te s t re s u lts w e re n o t b e in g
p ro v id e d , a n d
th a t b o th
th e o b la s t a n d
re p u b lic a n
h e a lth
a u th o ritie s
h a d
a d o p te d
a
" p a s s i v e "
a ttitu d e
t o
th e
s itu a tio n .
T he
d e p u ty
c h a irm a n
o f
th e
N a\u00ad
r o d y c h i
O blast
E x e c u tiv e
C o m m itte e ,
H .O .
H o to c h y ts , in fo rm e d
th e a u d ie n c e
th a t
" a t
th e
r e q u e s t
a n d
in s is te n c e " o f
th e
ra io n
a n d
o b l a s t
a u th o ritie s ,
a
d e c is io n
h a s
b e e n
ta k e n
i n
M oscow
t o
e v a c u a te
th o s e v illa g e s n o w
b e lie v e d
t o
b e
u n s a f e
fo r h a b ita tio n . T h e
c rite rio n
fo r e v a c u a tio n
is t h a t n o p e r s o n
s h o u ld
b e
p erm itted
t o
a c c r u e
m ore
th a n
a
lifetim e
d o s e
o f
3 5
rem s
o f
ra d ia tio n .
T a k e n
lite ra lly ,
a n d
e x c lu d in g
th o s e
in v o lv e d
i n
c le a n -u p
w ork
o r
n u c le a r
in d u s try
p e r s o n n e l,
th is
in d ic a te s
a n
a n n u a l
d o s e
p e r
p e r s o n
o f
0 .5
rem s,
assum ing
a
7 0 - y e a r
life s p a n .
T he
fu tu re
o f
th e
s e ttle m e n t
o f
N a\u00ad
rodychi itself is being re-exam ined, but
M r.
H o to c h y ts
d id
n o t
fe e l
th a t
th e
c u r r e n t
s itu a tio n
th e re
w a rra n te d
a
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p a g e
1 0 )
fro m
Iv a n o -F ra n k iv s k e to ld R e u te rs o n
Tuesday, M ay
1 6 . H is g r o u p 's v is it w a s
tim ed
t o
r a i s e
th e
is s u e
p rio r
t o
th e
o p e n in g
la te r
th is
m o n th ,;
o f
th e
n e w
C ongress
o f
P e o p le 's
D e p u tie s .
T h e y
h a d
b e e n to ld th a t th e y w o u ld b e m e t b y
a
s e n io r
governm ent
o ffic ia l
o n
W ed\u00ad
nesday, M ay
1 7 .
F o r fu ll te x t o f th e a p p e a l to
S o v ie t
le a d e r
M ik h a il
G orbachev,
s e e
p a g e
7 .
W ednesday
p a s s e d ,
a n d
n o
s u c h
m e e tin g
o c c u r r e d .
It w as then
th a t

th e c le ric s d e c id e d to s ta g e th e h u n g e r s trik e i n

th e
re c e p tio n
ro o m
of the
Suprem e
S o v ie t
b u ild in g .
T h e y
w ere
th e n
p ro \u00ad
m ised
a
m e e tin g
on Thursday
m o rn in g
i n
th e
o ffic e s
o f
th e
P re s id iu m
o f
th e
S u p r e m e S o v ie t, th e h ig h e s t s ta te b o d y .
T h e y

left th e re c e p tio n a re a , b u t v o w e d to c o n tin u e th e h u n g e r s trik e u n til th e y m eet

w ith
e ith e r
S o v ie t
P r e s i d e n t
M ik h a il
G orbachev
o r
D e p u ty
C h air\u00ad
m an
of the
P re s id iu m
of the
Suprem e
S o v ie t A n a to ly
L u k ia n o v .
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p a g e
1 6 )
B ishop B orecky ajgain
d e n ie s re s ig n a tio n
JE R S E Y
C IT Y ,
N .J.
-
A s
T he
W e e k ly
w as
g o in g
t o
p r e s s ,
i t
re \u00ad
c e iv e d
a
r e le a s e
fro m
th e
c h a n c e r y
o ffic e
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
E p a r c h y
o f
T o ro n to ,
re g a rd in g
th e
s ta tu s
o f
B is h o p
Isid o re
B orecky
o f
T o r o n to . H e a d lin e d
"B ishop
Isid o re
B orecky has not resigned" and
d a te d
M ay
17, the
fu ll
te x t
of the
r e le a s e
fo llo w s.
T he
C hancery
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
E p a r c h y
( d io c e s e )
o f
T o\u00ad
ro n to
a n d
E astern
C anada
to d a y
r e le a s e d
a n
a u th o rita tiv e
s ta te m e n t
o n
v a rio u s s p e c u la tiv e re p o rts in th e
p u b lic
press concerning
th e
p o s s ib i\u00ad
l i t y
th a t
H is
G race
B is h o p
Isid o re
m ay
r e t i r e .
1 .T he
p ro v is io n s
o f
R om an
C a\u00ad
th o lic
c h u r c h
la w
re g a rd in g

th e retirem ent of bishops at the age of 75 d o

n o t a p p ly
to the E astern
C a th o lic
C hurches.
H ence
H is
G race
B is h o p
Is id o re h a s n o o b lig a tio n
to te n d e r a
re s ig n a tio n
b e c a u s e
o f h is a g e .
2 .
O n
th e
a d v ic e
o f
r e c o g n iz e d
c h u r c h
law yers.
B is h o p
Isid o re
h a s
\u0413not tendered
a n y
s u c h
re s ig n a tio n .
3 .It is the m ost ancient tradition of
th e
E astern
C hurches
th a t

d io c e s a n b is h o p s d o n o t re s ig n , b u t w h e n th e y r e a c h

m ore advanced years they
m ay
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p a g e
1 6 )
T H E U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SUNDAY, MAY 21,1989
N o.
2 1
P o rtra it
of a
U k ra in ia r^
d e p u ty :
w r ite r /p h y s ic ia n
Y u riy
S h c h e rb a k
Congressm en defend Ukrainian rights activists
b y
D r . D a v id
M a r p le s
EDM ONTON
-
O ne of the surprise
v ic to rs
i n
la s t
m o n th 's
e le c tio n s to
th e
U SSR
C ongress
o f
P e o p le 's
D e p u tie s ,
D r.
Y u riy
S h c h e r b a k ,
a rriv e d
i n
E d\u00ad
m o n to n
o n
M ay
5
a s
a
g u e s t
o f
th e
C a n a d ia n
In s titu te
o f
U k ra in ia n
S tu \u00ad
d ie s .
D r.
S h c h e r b a k ,
a
p h y s ic ia n
a n d
w riter, defeated

six o th e r c a n d id a te s in o n e o f th e m o s t in te re s tin g c a m p a ig n s in K ie v 's

te rrito ria l
e le c to ra l
d i s t r i c t
N o.
4 69 .
S u b s e q u e n tly ,
D r.
S h c h e r b a k
p ro \u00ad
v id e d
a
d e ta ile d
in te rv ie w
f o r 'a
K ie v
new spaper, which
r e v e a le d
h is c o m p le x
p e rs o n a lity .
M oreover,
th e
d ia lo g u e
a l s o
m a n ife s te d
w hat
h a s
becom e
a
d is tin c t
fe a tu re
o f
U k ra in ia n
s o c ie ty
to d a y :
i.e .,
th a t
am ong
w riters
a n d
in te lle c tu a ls
i n
p a rtic u la r,
a
g ro w in g
sp rin g s
t o
m in d ).
D r.
S h c h e r b a k 's
m e d ic a l c a re e r c u lm in a te d
in the receipt
of the O rder of the Toiling Red
B anner,
fo r
h is
w ork
i n
c o m b a ttin g
c h o le ra
e p id e m ic s in C e n tra l A sia a n d
U k ra in e .
T he
1986 C hornobyl nuclear disaster
was perceived
b y
D r. Shcherbak
as the
e p o c h a l
e v e n t
i n
his career.
I t
a f f e c te d
h im
in te n s e ly ,
p ro v id e d
h im
w ith
a
m ission
a n d
s im u lta n e o u s ly
seem s
t o
h a v e
m ade
h im
aw are
th a t
th e
s ig n ifi\u00ad
c a n c e a n d th e e ffe c ts o f th e d is a s te r w e re
b e in g , in
h is
v ie w , c o n c e a le d
fro m
th e
S o v ie t
p u b lic .
In h is b o o k " C h e rn o b y l," D r. S h c h e r\u00ad
b a k
has w ritten
th a t:
" A
y e a r isn 't a p a rtic u la rly
lo n g s p a n
of tim e
e v e n
i n
th e
lif e
of any
p e r s o n .
B u t in t h e c o u r s e o f t h a t y e a r \u2014
no, not
a year, but just a few
m o n th s -
w e all
s u d d e n ly
m atured, grew
up by a
w h o le
e p o c h ,
w e
becam e
h a r d e r
a n d
m ore
D r . Y u r iy
S h c h e r b a k
speaks on
M a y 6 a t a tr e e -p la n tin gcerem ony
h o n o r in g th e
U k r a in ia n
fir e fig h te r s
a n d
first aiders w ho
g a v e
th e ir
liv e s
a t
th e
tim e
o f
th e
C hornobyl
n u c le a r
a c c id e n t
o n
A p r il 2 6 , 1 9 8 6 . T h e tr e e
a n d
a n
a c c o m p a n y in g
p la q u e a r e lo c a te d
i n
E d m o n to n 's H a w r e la k
p a r k .
num ber of people are seriously dissatis\u00ad
f ie d
w ith
th e
s ta te
of affairs
in politics,
i n
th e
econom y,
a n d
a b o v e
a ll
i n
th e
e c o lo g ic a l s itu a tio n
o f th e re p u b lic . T o
som e
e x te n t,
th is
i s
h ig h lig h te d
i n
a
g ro w in g
p a trio tis m
a n d
fe e l
fo r
th e
n a tiv e
la n g u a g e .
A t
th e
sam e
tim e,
D r.
S h c h e r b a k
m akes
it a b u n d a n t l y
c le a r
th a t
h e
is a
b e lie v e r in
th e
re fo rm
o f S o v ie t s o c ie ty
fro m
w ith in , ra th e r th a n a n a d h e re n t of
p o litic a l c h a n g e .
D r.
S h c h e r b a k ,
5 5 , is a
g ra d u a te
o f
th e
K ie v
M e d ic a l In s titu te w h o
w orked
at the K iev Scientific
R esearch
In s titu te
o f
E p id e m io lo g y
a n d
In fe c tio u s
D i\u00ad
s e a s e s
u n til
1 9 8 7 .
A s
th e
in te rv ie w e r
p o in ts
o u t,
how ever,
w hen
h e
w as
d e fe n d in g
h is
c a n d id a te 's

d is s e rta tio n s o m e tw o d e c a d e s a g o , h is c o lle c tio n o f stories "A s In W artim e" w as also being p u b lis h e d

(1 9 6 6 ). T o
d a te . D r. S h c h e r\u00ad
b a k
has w ritten
n in e
n o v e ls .
H e w a s a w a r d e d th e Y u riy
Y anovsky
p riz e fo r n o v e l w ritin g
i n
1984, and
th e
D ovzhenko
P riz e
fo r
c in e m a to g ra p h y
i n
1985.C om bining tw o careers success\u00ad
fu lly
(th e
a n a lo g y
o f
D r.
Z h iv a g o
e x a c tin g
b o th
to w ard
o u r s e lv e s
a n d
to w ard
th o s e
w ho
ta k e

r e s p o n s i b l e decisions, those in whose hands hum an e x is te n c e

a n d
th e
f a t e
of nature
r e s t . "
A lth o u g h
C h o rn o b y l
m ay
n o

lo n g e r be D r. S hcherbak's prim ary concern, he a c k n o w le d g e s

th a t h e
is a n x io u s

a b o u t th e fu tu re o f th e d a m a g e d re a c to r b lo c k , w h ic h

h a s
n o t
yet been

resolved. As a deputy, he perceives as one of his tasks th e

re s o lu tio n
of this
p ro b le m .
B u t h is c h ie f c o n c e r n a t p r e s e n t lie s in
e c o lo g ic a l q u e s tio n s
a n d
his chairm an\u00ad
s h ip o f th e e c o lo g ic a l a s s o c ia tio n
lin k e d
t o
th e
U k ra in ia n
U n io n
o f
W riters
c a lle d
Zelenyi Svit (G reen
W orld).
A lth o u g h
th e
" g r e e n "
m ovem ent
is
p ro m in e n t
in te rn a tio n a lly ,
th e
U k rai\u00ad
n ia n
version,at least, w as founded
as a
s e p a r a t e
o rg a n iz a tio n
o f
s c ie n tilic
w o rk e rs
a n d
in te llig e n ts ia
w h ic h
s e t
its e lf
th e
g o a l
o f
''r e s c u i n g
l i f e
o n
e a rth ,"
a n d ,
m ore
im m e d ia te ly ,
e n \u00ad
su rin g
th a t th e s p o lia tio n
of the
U k rai\u00ad
n ia n
c o u n try s id e
D y
g r a n d io s e
in d u s \u00ad
trial and
e n e r g y
schem es
is b r o u g h t
t o
a n
im m ed iate
h a il.
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p a g e
12 )
W A S H IN G T O N
-
N in e ty -s e v e n
m em bers
of the
H ouse
o f

R epresenta\u00ad tiv e s h a v e s ig n e d a le tte r to S o v ie t le a d e r M ik h a il G o rb a c h e v

c a llin g
for a

c e s s a \u00ad tio n o f p u n itiv e m e a s u re s a g a in s t U k ra i\u00ad n ia n

a c tiv is ts
s e e k in g
d e m o c ra tiz a tio n
i n
U k ra in e .
T he
le tte r,
s e n t
o n
A p ril
2 8 ,w a s
in itia te d
b y
th e
U k ra in ia n
H um an
R ig h ts C o m m itte e
o f P h ila d e lp h ia
a n d
c o - s p o n s o r e d
b y
R eps.
L aw rence
C o u e h lin
(R-Pa.) and
S te n y
H oyer (D -
M d .).
(Its full text w as published
in the
A pril 9 issue
of The
W e e k ly .)
B ill K le in , a n a id e to
R e p . C o u g h lin ,
a n d
O rest D eychakiw sky, staff
m em ber
of the
H e ls in k i
C om m ission,
o f w h ic h
R e p .
H o y e r is c o -c h a irm a n , w e re in s tru \u00ad
m e n ta l in
th e
e ffo rt.
F o llo w in g
a re
th e
nam es
o f
th e
c o \u00ad
s ig n e r s
of the
letter, listed
b y
s ta te .
A labam a: Ben Erdreich (D ).
C a lifo rn ia :
T o n y
C o e h lo
(D ),
B a rb a ra
B oxer (D ), V ic F azio (D ), M ervyn D ym ally
(D ),
H ow ard
B erm an (D ), H enry W axm an
(D ),
J o h n
L e w is ( R ) , T o m
L a n t o s ( D ) , B ill
Low ers (R ).
C olorado: Pat Schroeder (D ).
C o n n e c tic u t: B ru c e M o rris o n (D ), N a n c y
Jo h n so n (R ).
D elaw are: T hom as C arper (D ).
D istric t
o f
C o lu m b ia : W a lte r
F a u n tro y
(D ).Florida: D ante Fascell (D ).
Illin o is : J o h n
P o rte r
(R), M arty
R u sso
(D ),
W illiam
Lipinski (D ), Terry B ruce (D ),
H enry
H yde
(R ),
R ic h a rd
D u rb in
(D ),
C ard iss C o llin s (D ), R o b ert M ichel (R ).
Indiana: D an
B u rto n (R ).
K ansas: Jan
M eyers (R ),
M a ry la n d :
S te n y
H oyer
(D ),
B e n ja m in
C ard in
(D ), Constance
M o rella
(R ), Roy
D yson (D ).
M a s s a c h u s e tts : S ilv io C o n te ( R ) , C h e s te r
A tk in s
(D ), Barney
F r a n k
(D ),
B ria n
D onnelly (D ).
M ic h ig a n :
D e n n is
H ertel
(D ),
W illiam
B ro o m fie ld
(R ), V in W eber (R ), P aul H enry
(R ),
D a le
K ild e e
(D ), John
Conyers (D),
D a v id
B o n io r (D ).
M in n e s o ta : T im o th y
Penny (D FC).
New Jersey: Jim
Saxton (R), Dean Gallo
(R ),
R o b ert T o rricelli (D ), Jim
C o u rter (R ),
F ra n k
P a llo n e
Jr. (D ), C hristopher Sm ith
(R ),
R obert R oe (D ), Jam es Florio (D ), Bill
H ughes
(D ), Jim
C o u rte r
(R ), B ern ard
D w yer (D ).
N ew
York: Robert M razek (D), Thomas
M a n to n
(D ), M ajor
O w en s (D ), H am ilto n
F ish
J r .
(R ), E d o lp h u s
T ow ns
(D ), Ray\u00ad
m ond
M cG rath
(R), Louise Slaughter (D ),
B ill G reen (R ), T ed W eiss (D ), B en G ilm an
(R ),
T om
D ow ney (D ), Jam es S cheuer (D ).
O h io : M ary
A nn
Oakar (D), Tony
H a ll
(D ),
D o u g la s
A p p le g a te
(D ),
D o n a ld
L u k e n s
(R ),
E dw ard
F e ig h a n
(D ),
P a u l
G illm o r
(R ),
R ob
M cEw en
(R ),
R a lp h
R egula (R ).
O k la h o m a :
D ave
M cC urdy
(D ), G lenn
English (D ).
P e n n s y lv a n ia :
L aw rence
C o u g h lin
(R ),
T h o m a s F o g lietta (D ), D o n R itter (R ), C u rt
W e ld o n
(R ),
W illiam
G ray
(D ),
J o s e p h
M cD ade (R ), P eter K ostm ayer (D ),
W illiam
C lin g e r
J r .
(R ), Joe
K o lte r

(D), Thom as Ridge (R ), R obert Borski (D ), D oug W al- gren (D ), Joseph G aydos (D ), B ill G oodling

(R ),
W illiam
C o y n e (D ).
Utah: Jam es Hansen (R).
V irg in ia : F ra n k
W o lf ( R ) , T h o m a s B lile y
(R ).
U k r a in ia n
fla g s
at M oscow
p ro te s t
L O N D O N
-
I n d e p e n d e n t
T e le v i-
tio n a n d th e B ritis h B ro a d c a s tin g
C o rp .
new s on A pril 23 show ed new S oviet riot
p o lic e
in
th e ir g re y u n ifo rm s a n d
b la c k
b e re ts
a tta c k in g
a
d e m o n s tra tio n
b y
3 ,0 0 0
p e o p le
i n
M o s c o w 's
P u s h k in
S q u a r e ,
o r g a n iz e d
b y
a n

o p p o s itio n p a rty , th e D e m o c ra tic U n io n , to p ro te s t the deaths of dem onstrators in Georgia.

T h r e e
U k ra in ia n
n a tio n a l fla g s
w ere
h e ld
b y
m em bers
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
P e o p le 's
D em ocratic
League, a
ra d ic a l
p r o - in d e p e n d e n c e
fa c tio n
w ith in
th e
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i
U n io n .
I n
a ll, 4 7
p e o p le
w ere
a r r e s te d .
T he
d e m o n s tra to rs
c a rrie d
m any
G e o rg ia n
n a tio n a lis t fla g s. O n e R u s s ia n
t s a r i s t
f l a g
a ls o
w as
h e ld .
O le s
S h e v -
chenko, head
of the Kiev branch
of the
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i U n io n , sa id th a t th e
rio t
p o lic e
d id
n o t
m ove
i n
u n til
th e
th re e
U k ra in ia n
b lu e
a n d
y e llo w
n a \u00ad
tio n a l
fla g s
(th e
f l a g
o f
1 9 1 7 -1 9 2 1
in d e p e n d e n t
U k ra in e )
w ere
r a is e d
b y
m em bers
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
P e o p le 's
D em ocratic
L e a g u e .
F o u r
U k rai\u00ad
n ia n s
w ere
a r r e s te d ,
in c lu d in g
m em \u00ad
b e r s
o f
th e
M oscow
b r a n c h
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i
U n io n ,
o n e
o f
w hom
w as
L u d m y la
Y efrem enko,
a n d
tw o
m em bers
o f
th e
U P D l,
E v h e n
C hernyshev
a n d
P e tro
Z u e v ,
b o th
o f
K ie v .
M r.
C hernyshev
h a d
p re v io u s ly
b e e n
a r r e s te d
for raising the
U k ra in ia n
n a tio n a l fla g d u rin g M ik h a il M . G o rb a \u00ad
c h e v 's v is it t o
K ie v
i n
F e b r u a r y .
I n
all, three
b u s lo a d s
o f
dem onstra\u00ad
to rs
w ere
a r r e s t e d ,
in c lu d in g
m any
w o m e n . M o s t o f t h e 3 ,0 (\u042e

d e m o n s tra to rs w e re y o u n g p e o p le . T h e la rg e n u m b e r o f m ilitia

a n d
rio t
p o lic e ,
w ho
u s e d
" s n a t c h - s q u a d "
ta c tic s
t o
a r r e s t
th e
ring-leaders, used
v io le n t ta c tic s to
t r y
a n d
b r e a k
u p
th e
d e m o n s tra tio n
a n d
w ere
m et
w ith
c rie s
o f
"Sham e!"
a n d
" F a s c i s t s ! "
'
;
U lrainian W eekly
FO U N D E D
1 9 3 3
A n
E n g lis h - la n g u a g e
U k r a in ia n
n e w s p a p e r
p u b lis h e d
b y th e
U k r a in ia n
N a tio n a l
A s s o c ia tio n
In c ., a n o n - p r o fit a s s o c ia tio n , a t 3 0 M o n tg o m e ry S t., J e rs e y C ity , N J .
0 7 3 0 2 .
S e c o n d -c la s s p o s ta g e p a id a t J e rs e y C ity , N .J . 0 7 3 0 2 .
(IS S N -
0 2 7 3 -9 3 4 8 )
Y e a rly s u b s c rip tio n ra te : S 2 0 ; fo r U N A m e m b e rs -
\u042f 0.
A ls o p u b lis h e d b y th e U N A : S v o b o d a , a U k ra in ia n -la n g u a g e d a ily n e w s p a p e r.
T h e W e e k ly a n d S v o b o d a :
(2 0 1 ) 4 3 4 -0 2 3 7 , -0 8 0 7 , -3 0 3 6
U N A :
(2 01)
4 5 1 -2 2 0 0
P o s tm a s te r, s e n d a d d re s s
changes to:
T h e U k r a in ia n W e e k ly
P .O .
B ox
346
J e rs e y C ity , N .J . 0 7 3 0 3
E d ito r: R o m a
H adzew ycz
A s s o c ia te
E d ito rs : M a r ta
K o lo m a y e ts
C h ry s ty n a
L a p y c h a k
T h e U k r a in ia n W e e k ly , M a y 2 1 , 1 9 8 9 , N o . 2 1 , V o l. L V Ii
C o p y r ig lit 1 9 8 9
b y T h e U k r a in ia n
W e e k ly
N o.2 1
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, MAY
2 1 ,1 9 8 9
U K r a in ia n C a th o lic si n
W a s /iin g to n
p ro te s t o u ts id e
V a tic a n E m b a s s y
b y N a ta lk a G a w d ia k
W A S H IN G T O N
-
U k ra in ia n
C a\ue000
th o lic s
fro m
tw o
lo c a l U k ra in ia n
C a\ue000
th o lic
p a ris h e s
h e ld
a p r a y e r v ig il o n
A p ril 2 8 , E a s te rn rite G o o d F rid a y , a t
6 :3 0
p.m .
in
fro n t
o f
th e
V a tic a n

E m b a ssy in W a sh in g to n to d ra w a tte n \ue000 tio n to th e c o n tin u in g p e rs e c u tio n o f th e U k ra in ia n C a th o lic C h u rc h in U k ra in e a n d

to express their concern
o v e r th e
V a tic a n 's
c a ll
fo r
th e
re s ig n a tio n
o f
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
B is h o p

Isid o re B orecky of C anada w ho had traveled to U kraine w here m arried

c a n d id a te s fo r
th e p rie s th o o d
w e re o rd a in e d .

W h ile th e o ld e r m e m b e rs o f th e g ro u p a rriv e d b y c a r, th e y o u n g e r p a rtic ip a n ts w alked to the em bassy in a procession that was m eant to

s y m b o liz e th e m o \ue000 dern W ay of the C ross now traveled by p e rs e c u te d

b e lie v e rs in U k r a in e .
The focal point of the procession w as
a
la rg e
w ooden
c ro s s
o n
w h ic h

w as w ritten the phrase "The Body of C hrist in

U k ra in e ,"
in
a d d itio n
t o
B ib lic a l
q u o ta tio n s fro m
passages describing the
trib u la tio n s
b e lie v e rs
h a v e
som etim es
undergone. A lso part of the procession
w e re p o s te rs c a llin g fo r fre e d o m

fo r th e C hurches in U kraine,a m odern-day ic o n (th e

la te
W illiam
K u re le k 's
" N u c le a r
A ge
M adonna") draped
in b la c k , a n d
a n
o il p a in tin g re fle c tin g
th e C h u rc h 's
t r i a l s .
A rriv in g a t th e V a tic a n E m b a s s y , th e
p a rtic ip a n ts
lin e d
the sidewalk
of the
b u s y
in te rs e c tio n . T h e

p o lic e , w h o a p p e a re d to b e m o re n u m e ro u s th a n th e u s u a l

c o n tin g e n t
g u a rd in g
th e
em \ue000
b a s s y ,
in te rc e d e d
w hen
tw o
s p o k e s \ue000
w om en,
fro m
H o ly
T rin ity
U k rai\ue000
n ia n C a th o lic C h u rc h a n d H o ly F a m ily
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C a th e d ra l,
a t\ue000
te m p te d to d e liv e ra le tte r to th e V a tic a n
o f f i c i a l s .
T he
p o lic e
s a id
th a t
th e y
w o u ld k n o c k
o n th e d o o r th e m s e lv e s .
There was no
response at the
fro n t
door, despite
th e
fact that organizers
h a d
in fo rm ed
th e
em bassy
a b o u t
th e
v ig il a n d
h a d
in v ite d
its residents
t o

p a rtic ip a te in th e v ig il e a rlie r in th e d a y . Receiving no answ er at the front door, th e p o lic e w e n t to

th e b a c k d o o r a n d a fte r m a n y m in u te s e la p s e d , a re s id e n t priest appeared.

H e a c c e p te d
th e le tte r fro m
the tw o
w o m e n , b u t d e c lin e d
th e in v ita tio n

t o join in the prayer service because, as he e x p la in e d , " I w a s th e

one who said I
w ould com e out because I was on riiy
w ay
to a
w e d d in g

rehearsal anyw ay." A fte r b rie fly lis te n in g t o th e c o n c e rn so f those assem bled, the priest w ent on his w ay.

T h e le tte r, fro m
"C oncerned
U k rai\ue000
n ia n
C a th o lic s o f M e tro p o lita n
W ash\ue000
ington," w as addressed to the V atican as
if f r o m
a 'T lo c k
w ith o u t a s h e p h e rd ."
T he
le tte r
r e f e r r e d
t o
th e
c o n tin u in g
p e rs e c u tio n
of the
U k ra in ia n

C a th o lic C hurch in U kraine, as evidenced by the re c e n t

le tte r fro m
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic

Bishop Pavlo Vasylyk, and it expressed the dism ay the signers felt at the V atican c a ll

t o
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
B is h o p
Borecky to resign.
T h e le tte r e n d e d w ith a n a p p e a l to th e
V a tic a n

to rescind the call for resigna\ue000 tio n a n d to d o e v e ry th in g p o s s ib le in th e fu tu re to e n s u re th a t th e h is to ric rig h ts o f th e U k ra in ia n

C a th o lic C h u rc h
a re
respected. There w ere 76 signatures.
In c lu d e d
w ith
th e
letter w as
b a c k \ue000
ground m aterial, consisting of copies of
B is h o p
V a s y ly k 's
le tte r
in
U k ra in ia n
a n d
in
E n g lis h
translation, as well as
copies of three articles from
T h e U k ra i\ue000
n ia n
W e e k ly
d e s c rib in g
th e
V a tic a n 's
call to
B is h o p
B orecky
t o
resign, one
d e s c rib in g
th e
a r r e s t
a n d
c o n tin u e d
p e rs e c u tio n
o f
U k ra in ia n

C a th o lic a c tiv is t Iry n a K a ly n e ts in L v iv , a n d o n e te llin g o f th e re je c tio n b y th e U k ra in ia n C a th o lic

p rim a te . C a rd in a l
M yroslav
Iv a n
Lubachivsky, of Soviet overtures
t o
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic s
t o
c e le b ra te
th e ir
d iv in e
litu rg ie s
in
L a tin
R ite
churches in U kraine -
a m ove seen as
a n
e ffo rt
t o
subvert the
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic R ite .
T h e b ilin g u a l p ra y e r s e rv ic e , o ffe re d
a b o v e
th e
s o u n d
o f
th e
ru sh -h o u r
tr a f f ic ,
was taken
fro m
a
b o o k
title d
''C a lle d
t o
W itness" by
th e
R evs.
M yroslav T ataryn and T aras Lozynsky
(p u b lis h e d
b y th e S t. S o p h ia R e lig io u s
A s s o c ia tio n ,S t.
C a th a rin e s ,
O n ta rio ).

C o n ta in in g a d e s c rip tio n o f th e W ay o f th e C ro s s , w ith p ra y e rs a n d je fle c tio n s , th e b o o k

g iv e s a n
e x a m p le a fte r e a c h
s ta tio n
of suffering
e n d u re d
by a m o\ue000
d e r n - d a y
m arty r
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch
in
U k ra in e
th a t
p a \ue000
ra lle ls th e G o s p e l a c c o u n t in s o m e w a y .

O n th e w a y h o m e , o n e o f th e p a rtic i\ue000 p a n ts n o te d th e iro n y o f th e s itu a tio n in W a s h in g to n

that w eek. Earlier, when
p ro te s te rs
h a d
a
m em orial service
in
fro n t
o f
th e
S o v ie t
E m bassy
o n
th e
a n n iv e rs a ry
of the Chornobyl disaster,
spokesw om en
c a rry in g
a
le tte r
fro m
that group w ere allow ed to knock on the
S o v ie t
E m bassy
d o o r
th e m s e lv e s a n d
w e re n o t o n ly in v ite d
in, but w ere led
into a sitting room
w h e re a U k ra in ia n -
s p e a k in g
em bassy
o ffic ia l
to o k
th e ir
le tte r
in
p e rs o n
a n d
lis te n e d
t o
th e ir
c o n c e rn s a t le n g th .
At the
V a tic a n
Em bassy, only

th e p e rs is te n t k n o c k in gb y th e p o lic e o n tw o d iffe re n t

d o o rs
re s u lte d
in
th e
ra th e r
fle e tin g ,
o ffh a n d
a tte n tio n
g iv e n

th e U krainians, albeit m em bers of the sam e u n iv e rs a l C a th o lic C h u rc h .

C a n a d ia n M P
r e c a lls C h o rn o b y l
OTTAW A
-

Progressive Conserva\ue000 tiv e M e m b e r o f P a rlia m e n t fo r C a lg a ry N ortheast

A le x
K in d y

m a d e a s ta te \ue000 m ent regarding the C hornobyl disaster, in the House of Com m ons on M ay 1.

T h e te x t b e lo w
w as released
b y th e
U k ra in ia n In fo rm a tio n
B ureau.
M r. S p e a k e r, th re e y e a rs a g o in A p ril
o f
1986 a
m a jo r
d is a s te r
o c c u rre d
in
U k ra in e .
T he
f ir s t
h in t
o f
a
n u c le a r
n ig h tm a re
re a c h e d
S c a n d in a v ia
o n
a
s o u th e a s t
w in d .
Sw edish

m o n ito rin g devices began to detect abnorm ally high levels of radiation. O nly tw o days later th e S o v ie t g o v e rn m e n t a d m itte d th a t a nuclear accident had occurred in C hor\ue000 n o b y l in

U kraine som e
100 kilom eters
north of K iev.
T h e fa llo u t o f th is a c c id e n t re m in d s
u s
o f
th e
a to m ic
e x p lo s io n
in
H iro \ue000

shim a. Recent reports indicate that 25 villages around C hornobyl have had to b e e v a c u a te d b e c a u s e o f th e n u c le a r fa ll\ue000 out. T here has been significant increase in illn e s s , in c lu d in g a n e m ia a n d b r e a k \ue000 dow n of the im m une system , since that a c c id e n t.

S o m e 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 b a b ie s w e re b o r n in th e v ic in ity o f C h o r n o b y l. W e s h o u ld u rg e th e S o v ie t g o v e rn m e n t tob e o p e n a b o u t th e m e d ic a l fo llo w -u p o f th o s e c h ild re n so that we know

really w hat effect this
e x p lo s io n
h a s
h a d
o n
th e ir
d e v e lo p \ue000
m e n t.
T h is n u c le a r d is a s te r s h o u ld
rem in d
th e
w o rld
th a t
we need

in te rn a tio n a l c o o p e ra tio n a n d c o n tro ls o n th e p ro life \ue000 ration of nuclear devices.

U k r a in ia n C a th o lic S y n o d s ta te m e n t
o n th e re tire m e n t o f b is h o p s
F o llo w in g
is th e fu ll
te x t
of a

s ta te m e n ti s s u e d b y th e P ress B ureau
o f th e S y n o d a l O ffic e o fB is h o p s o f
th eU k r a in ia n C a th o lic C h u r c h b a s e d

i n
R om e.
T h e s ta te m e n t, d is s e m i-
n a te d
b y
B is h o p
Basil H .
L o s te n ,
c o n ta c t fo r
the press
bureau, was
a u th o r iz e d
b y
Cardinal M yroslav
Iv a n
L u b a c h iv s k y , p r im a te
o f th e
U k r a in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch.

T h e s ta te m e n t is title d " C la r ific a tio n o n th e R e tir e m e n t o f B is h o p s ."

E x c e r p ts
o f
th e
statement were
q u o te d
i n
The W eekly's story (M ay
7 ) a b o u t th e c o n tin u in g c o n tr o v e r s y
o v e r th e r e tir e m e n t o f B is h o pIsid o re
Borecky of Toronto.
M is le a d in g in fo rm a tio n
o n th e
s u b je c t
o f
th e
retirem ent
a g e
o f
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
bishops as un\ue000
derstood by C hurch law have recent\ue000
lya p p e a re d in th e U k ra in ia np r e s s . It
is these allegations w hich we w ish to
address and
c la rify :
1. The D ecree of the Second V ati\ue000
c a n C o u n c il C h ris tu s D o m in u s (D e \ue000
c re e
o n
th e
P a s to ra l
O ffice
of the
B is h o p
in th e C h u rc h ) s tip u la te s in
A rtic le
2 1
th a t
a
b is h o p
s h o u ld
s u b m it
h is re s ig n a tio n
t o
th e
H o ly

S e e d u e to a d v a n c e d a g e o r in firm ity . O u t o f re s p e c t fo r th e d ig n ity o f th e e p is c o p a l o ffic e , th e c o u n c il w ish e d t o

m ake
s u c h
a
p o lic y
v o lu n ta ry
in s te a d
of autom atically effective by
law . This decree w as approved
a n d
sig n e d
b y
th e
c o u n c il
fa th e rs ,
in \ue000
c lu d in g
a ll
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
b i\ue000
shops present at the council.
2 . The reasons for such a stipula\ue000
tio n
w as
p ra c tic a l. T h e
c o u n c il
fa th e rs
d id
not seek
t o
im p ly
th a t
bishops, after a certain age, becom e
in c a p a b le
of adm inistering
th e ir
o ffic e .
T he
council fathers,
ra th e r,
s o u g h t to a c c e n tu a te
that priests
deem ed
c a p a b le
b y
th e
C hurch

o f carrying out the serious dem ands of th e e p is c o p a l o ffic e

be advanced
a t
an opportune age to such an office in
th e
p rim e
o f
th e ir
lif e
w hen
th e ir
le a d e rs h ip
s k ills c o u ld
be best used
b y th e
C hurch. It w as viewed
as a
d e trim e n ta l p o lic y fo r a d io c e s e
o r

fo r th e U n iv e rsa l C h u rc h o r a p a rti\ue000 c u la r C h u rc h to p e rm it su c h le a d e r\ue000 s h ip

s k ills
t o
becom e
o b s o le te
o r
h in d e re d fro m
a c tu a liz a tio n .
3 .
T he
M otu
p ro p rio
E c c le s ia e
Sanctae, issued by Pope Paul V I on
August 6, 1966, had

as its prim ary p u rp o s e th e im p le m e n ta tio n o f so m e of the council's decrees. This decree specifies in A rticle1 1 the com pletion of the

7 5 th y e a r o f a g e a s th e tim e
w hen
a
b is h o p
s h a ll

v o lu n ta rily s u b m it h is r e s ig n a tio n . S u c h a p o lic y becam e

le g a lly
a p p lic a b le
t o
th e
L a tin
R ite fully
w ith th e p r o m u lg a \ue000
tio n
o f its C o d e o f C a n o n
L aw
in
1 9 8 3 .
4 .A lth o u g h th is p ro v is io n le g a lly

d o e s n o t a p p ly to th e E a s te rn C a th o \ue000 lic Churches, these Churches none\ue000 th e le s s c o n s id e re d it w o rth y o f a p p li\ue000 c a tio n

t o
th e m
a s w e ll. S in c e th e n ,
b is h o p s
o f
th e
E astern
C a th o lic
C h u rc h e s , in c lu d in g
those of the
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch,
h a v e
v o lu n ta rily
p re s e n te d
th e ir le tte r o f
re s ig n a tio n
to th e h o ly fa th e r w h e n
th e y c o m p le te d th e ir 7 5 th y e a r o fa g e .
5 . The present draft of the C ode of

C a n o n L a w fo r th e E a s te rn C a th o lic C h u r c h e s s ta te s in C a n o n2 0 8 , A rtic le 1 th a t a b is h o p w h o h a s c o m p le te d h is 7 5 th y e a r o f a g e is r e q u e s te d

t o
s u b m it
h is
re s ig n a tio n
fro m
h is
office. This draft
is e x p e c te d
to be
p ro m u lg a te d
soon, perhaps even

b e fo re th e e n d o f th is y e a r. U p o n its im p le m e n ta tio n , it w ill be th e official law for all E asternC a th o lic C hurches.

6 . A ll d ig n ita rie s o f th e C a th o lic
Church, even
cardinals, fall
u n d e r
th is
m u tu a l
le g is la tio n .
E x c lu d e d
fro m
th is p ro v is io n
a re
th e
h o ly
fa th e r
a n d
all the
E astern
C hurch
p a tria rc h s .
S in c e
th e
rig h ts

of the office of the m ajor archbishop of the U k ra in ia n C a th o lic C h u rc h a re e q u i\ue000 v a le n t

t o
a
p a tria rc h ,
h e
lik e w is e ,
w o u ld
b e e x c lu d e d
fro m
th is p ro v i\ue000
s io n .
7 .It is c u rre n tly th e p ra c tic e o f th e
H oly See to assign toa retired bishop
th e
t i t l e

o f h is fo rm e r d io c e s e , i.e . "F orm er bishop of the dioceseo f..." A

r e tir e d
b is h o p
is a ls o e n title d
t o

re s id e w ith in th e d io c e s e a n d is to b e p ro v id e d w ith a c c o m m o d a tio n s s u i\ue000 ta b le fo r th e p o s itio n h e o n c e h e ld a s w e ll

as corresponding
m eans
o f
liv e lih o o d .
8 .
T he
re s ig n a tio n
o f
th e
M ost
Reverend Isidore Borecky, bishop of
T oronto since
1 9 4 8 , has been greatly
d is c u s s e d
in
th e
press. In
a
le tte r
d a te d

A pril 3, 1989, B ishop Isidore, w h o re c e n tly c o m p le te d h is 7 8 th y e a r o f life , p re s e n te d th e c u s to m a ry le tte r o f re s ig n a tio n to th e h o ly fa th e r. A t the request of Pope John PaulI I , the n o rm a l p ro c e d u re fo r s u b m ittin g le tte rs o f re s ig n a tio n w a s p o s tp o n e d , s o

th a t
B is h o p
B orecky
c o u ld
b e
a c tiv e ly in v o lv e d
in th e M ille n n iu m
c e le b ra tio n
o f
U k ra in ia n

C h ristia \ue000 n ity a n d b e p e rm itte d to c o m m e m o \ue000 r a te

h is
g o ld e n
ju b ile e
o f
p r ie s tly
o rd in a tio n
a s w e ll a s h is 4 0 th a n n i \ue000
v e rs a ry
o f
e p is c o p a l
c o n s e c ra tio n ,
both anniversaries w hich occurred in
1 9 8 8 .
9 . T h e re s ig n a tio n
of Bishop Bo\ue000
re c k y
h a s
n o
c a u s a l
c o n n e c tio n
w hatsoever
w ith
o th e r
m atters
o r
e v e n ts
w h ic h
m ay have
o c c u r r e d
d u rin g

th e c u rre n t y e a r, a lle g a tio n s of w hich have appeared in the press. O th e r

U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
b is h o p s ,
u p o n
c o m p le tin g
7 5
years, have
s u b m itte d th e ir le tte rs o f re s ig n a tio n .
The sam e courtesy extended
b y th e
h o ly
fa th e r
t o
B is h o p
Borecky was
a ls o e x te n d e d to th e m
on account of
th e
M ille n n iu m
c e le b ra tio n s
o f
U -
k ra in ia n
C h ris tia n ity .
1 0 .T he
S y n o d
o f U k ra in ia n
C a\ue000
th o lic
B is h o p s , in
a c c o rd a n c e
w ith
th e
la w
in
fo rc e
p re s e n tly
fo r
th e
E astern
C a th o lic

Churches, could d ire c tly e le c t o r a p p o in t n e w b is h o p s w ith in th e tra d itio n a l te rrito ry o f o u r C hurch

in
U k ra in e , fo r a n y
s e e s
v a c a n t
d u e
t o
re s ig n a tio n s .
S u c h
a p p o in tm e n ts fo r o u r C h u rc h in th e
diaspora, however, are
re s e rv e d
t o
th e
h o ly
fa th e r.
S in c e
1980, Pope
J o h n
P a u l
I I
h a s
a p p o in te d
o n ly
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic b is h o p s fro m
a
list o f c a n d id a te s s u b m itte d to h im b y
th e S y n o d o f U k ra in ia n B is h o p s .
1 1 .T h e p re s id iu m
of the Synod of
U k ra in ia n

B ishops, under the chair\ue000 m a n s h ip o f H is B e a titu d e M y ro s la v Iv a n

C a rd in a l
Lubachivsky, at
its
m ost
re c e n t
m e e tin g
o f
A p ril
1 3 ,
1 9 8 9 ,
h a s fo rm a lly
su b m itted
a re\ue000
q u e s t to th e H o ly F a th e r to g ra n t H is
b le s s in g fo r th e c o n v o c a tio n
of the
n e x t S y n o d o f U k ra in ia n
B is h o p s in
S e p te m b e r
o r
O c to b e r
o f
1 9 8 9
in
R om e. A n
im p o rta n t
ite m
o n
th e
a g e n d a
o f
th e
sy n o d
w ill
b e
th e
e v a lu a tio n
of c a n d id a te s
t o
th e
e p is o c o p a l
o ffic e
a s
well as
th e
subm ission
o f
th e ir
nam es
t o

a n y p r e v io u s lis t o f n a m e s a lr e a d y in th e hands of the suprem ep o n tiff.

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