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In reply to the discussion: Ukrainian city demolishes monument to Russian general who beat Napoleon. [View all]Tommy_Carcetti
(43,253 posts)24. Ukrainian (Greek) Catholics are Catholic.
They are Eastern Rite (Byzantine) Catholics. The order of the mass is different and priests are allowed to be married (I have a great grandfather who was a Ukrainian Catholic priest), but all sacraments recognized by the Western Rite (Roman) Catholics are recognized by Eastern Rite Catholics. Same creed, same prayers, different language. And as was noted, they all recognize the Pope as the head of the Catholic Church.
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Ukrainian city demolishes monument to Russian general who beat Napoleon. [View all]
another_liberal
Feb 2014
OP
Scortch Earth was NOT the Russian Policy Against Napoleon, he did that himself....
happyslug
Feb 2014
#15
The Russian campaign is even used as a example on the "Scorched earth" wikki..
EX500rider
Feb 2014
#29
"If someone is offended because symbols of totalitarianism are toppled then I have no sympathy."
EX500rider
Mar 2014
#93
"Western Ukraine is largely Greek Catholic (which isn't very much Catholic but recognizes the Pope)"
another_liberal
Feb 2014
#17
Many Seem Unaware, Sir, Czarist Russia, Like Soviet Russia, Was An Empire
The Magistrate
Feb 2014
#39
+1 ... Guess they don't want to be "happy serfs" to a modern day tsar, either..? nt
MADem
Feb 2014
#80
Kind of like British Generals are not part of American colonial history, eh? nt
rdharma
Feb 2014
#55
Along with Col. Washington..... there were a lot of other British officers.....
rdharma
Feb 2014
#60
He was British because they controlled the colonies. He wasn't born in London, he was born in VA. nt
MADem
Feb 2014
#81
Like it or not, Russification is a subject that is going to upset a lot of people.
Tommy_Carcetti
Feb 2014
#22
"How is he responsible for crimes committed by leaders of the the Soviet Union?"
EX500rider
Feb 2014
#37
I looked at the video of the "destruction" of the statue, and there's plainly some "framing" going
MADem
Feb 2014
#87