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 1 4 |            speak at present of the Church of the Ruthenians; not only
 2 5 |           once looked to the Roman Church as the one mother of the
 3 5 |        ceremonies from the Eastern Church; but he not only dutifully
 4 5 |          the unity of the Catholic Church, but also took pains to
 5 5 |        communities, even after the Church of Constantinople was separated
 6 6 |         tradition of the Ruthenian Church when, in 1439, at the ecumenical
 7 6 |      united the Greek to the Latin Church. Nevertheless upon his return
 8 7 |            of unity with the Roman Church, although adverse circumstances
 9 8 |            reform of the Ruthenian Church, which w as then borne down
10 8 |            the wretched state this Church was then in. In 1585 the
11 8 |       their grievances, that their Church was plagued by greater evils
12 9 |        only hope for the Ruthenian Church lay in bringing about its
13 9 |   condition that the whole Eastern Church should come to an agreement
14 9 |            and first bishop in the Church of God on earth, no other
15 9 |        there was ever order in the Church of God and increase of divine
16 10|           embrace the unity of the Church. Our predecessor Clement
17 11|      goodwill with which the Roman Church welcomed the Ruthenian people
18 11|           the union of their whole Church with the Apostolic See.
19 11|         and rites of the Ruthenian Church could be preserved inviolate. "
20 11|       Ruthenians with the Catholic Church. ~
21 12|        community with the Catholic Church was happily confirmed and
22 15|           a manner the seed of the Church, for all the parricides
23 15|         Ruthenians to the Catholic Church. ~
24 16|            supported the Ruthenian Church by affectionate letters,
25 17|           part of the goods of the Church was handed over to the recently
26 18|           bishops of the Ruthenian Church met in council at Zamosc
27 19|          Ruthenians with the Roman Church. Already most of their eparchies
28 19|            support to the Catholic Church of the Eastern rite, was
29 19|         the union of the Ruthenian Church with the dissident Russian
30 19|         with the dissident Russian Church was solemnly proclaimed. ~
31 21|         went unheard; the Catholic Church had to lament the tearing
32 21|           union with the dissident Church imposed in 1875, were shamefully
33 22|          the supreme senate of the Church. Moreover, since the number
34 22|         prosperity of the Galician Church was consolidated in an extraordinary
35 23|            and that of the Eastern Church have issued opportune and
36 24|          the love of the Ruthenian Church for the chief bishop, the
37 25|            and miseries which this Church is suffering to the grave
38 25|           brought to the Ruthenian Church and people by the union
39 26|         Ruthenian people and their Church? What profit and advantage
40 27|         and confirm to the Eastern Church its administration of the
41 28|          discipline of the Eastern Church. Others of our predecessors
42 29|           the priests of the Latin Church enjoy."8~
43 30|          it was the precept of the Church, and was specially laid
44 30|      remain in the rite of his own Church."9~
45 37|        rather caused the Ruthenian Church to cherish most religiously
46 38|         was joined to the Catholic Church, by whose life accordingly
47 39|       other sacred ministers, that Church goods were dissipated, the
48 39|          by the bishops to restore Church discipline everywhere, especially
49 40| flourishing state of the Ruthenian Church manifested itself even externally.
50 40|          of this period, the chief church of the city of Lvov, dedicated
51 42|          the state of the Galician Church as it was before the ruin
52 43| flourishing state of the Ruthenian Church, we cannot pass over in
53 45|           welfare of the Ruthenian Church. ~
54 48| innumerable wrongs to the Catholic Church of the Ruthenians; many
55 48|            bring the whole Russian Church with the tsar Alexis into
56 51|         troops came to seize their church and hand it over to the
57 51|          enrolled in the dissident Church. However, although orphaned
58 52|            lawful ministers of the Church to open their doors to them,
59 52|        duly received back into the Church. ~
60 53|        Catholic faith, protect the Church and defend its sacred liberty.
61 54|            union with the Catholic Church. This is not, indeed, to
62 54|          who is separated from the Church which "is his body."15 As
63 54|         the peace and unity of the Church will not be able to possess
64 55|    terrible storm threatening this Church. The information which reaches
65 56|         bosom of their mother, the Church, and to induce them, against
66 56|          it is called today, their Church has been placed in an extremely
67 56|   government of the same Ruthenian Church. ~
68 57|       centuries the enemies of the Church have hesitated to make public
69 57|        defection from the Catholic Church in a letter lately addressed
70 57|         addressed to the Ruthenian Church, a letter which contributed
71 58|         everywhere to the Catholic Church, the more so since the Church
72 58|      Church, the more so since the Church has always taught, and teaches,
73 59|           and speedily to free the Church of the Ruthenians from this
74 60|         with a divine love for the Church, you become "the good odor
75 61|          or abandon Christ and His Church; expose the cunning wiles
76 62|         Catholics of the Ruthenian Church. We share your sorrows and
77 62|            your fidelity to Mother Church. That treasure is involved
78 63|           the prescriptions of the Church. Offer active resistance
79 64|          faithful of the Ruthenian Church. ~Given at Rome, at St.