“But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.”

From the very beginning of chapter eight we can observe tension between the flesh and the Spirit. It points out a dividing line between carnal and spiritual man. The root of choosing between the flesh and the Spirit is deep in the human soul. One uses the powers of the soul – reason and will – to choose between the two. People who choose a selfish lifestyle, a life in the flesh, must remember that “he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption” (Gal 6:8). People who receive the Spirit of Christ change their life and are given the light and strength. This involves little self-denials, self-humiliation, walking in the truth and following of Christ every day. The fruit is peace and happiness even in hard situations, for these people have God as their helper.

“If the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you,

He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies

through His Spirit who dwells in you.”

Lvov (Ukraine), 3 March 2013

Dear Presidents, Vladimir Vladimirovych, Viktor Fedorovych, and Olexandr Grygorovych, this year we commemorate the 1025^th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity through the baptism of St. Vladimir in Kiev. The year 2013 is a milestone in the history of our nations.

Spiritual preparation for the jubilee is to begin in a few days:

1^st period: Great Lent (18 March – 4 May) – contemplation of Christ’s suffering

2^nd period: Easter Sunday (5 May) – Pentecost (22 June) – contemplation of Christ’s resurrection

3^rd period: Pentecost (23 June) – Feast of St. Vladimir (28 July) – contemplation of the Holy Spirit

Lvov (Ukraine), 13 March 2013

We live in one of the most difficult periods in the history of the Church and humankind. Christians as well as unbelievers expected You as closest assistants of the Popes to proclaim the word of truth which could bring the nations to Christ. However, they did not hear it from You.

Many times You killed Christ and vilified His Holy Name! You are multiple murderers of the truth and the Gospel! You have sinned against the Holy Spirit!

In past years, we appealed to You for repentance of the crimes inside the Church. But You did not want to hear our voice. By Your hypocritical silence You condemned the Son of God, Jesus Christ, in the Church to death like the high priests, Pharisees and Sadducees. You have become a privileged caste which proclaims a false gospel and shelters itself behind divine authority in pursuit of its own goals.

Lvov (Ukraine), 13 March 2013

Your Eminences,

maybe today, maybe in the next few hours You will elect a new Pope. Mass media manipulated both You and the common people before the election into electing a Pope who will have nothing in common with Christ, with the Spirit of truth and repentance or with the saving faith. Owing to Your heresies, the Mystical Body of Christ has almost bled to death. It only remains to destroy the last remnants of sincere priests, religious and faithful, to remove the last sound principles and to implement such that will complete total destruction. And then to conduct a funeral. You, along with the new Pope, are now mere gravediggers of the Church. But “the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” and the tombstone will be rolled back. Christ is risen! The living Church will live in the catacombs as it was at the beginning of the Church. The official structure has become a harlot of antichrist drunk with the blood of the saints, killing the true faithful and blaspheming God.

Lvov (Ukraine), 10 March 2013

To MPs of Ukraine

Dear Sirs and Madams!

A year ago, Hungary adopted a new Constitution based on Christian principles. A sound family – father, mother and children – is elevated as a priority and cohabitation of two homosexuals or lesbians is not recognized as a family. This has been vehemently opposed by the EU leadership which is pressurizing the legislators. The EU promotes gender perversion and juvenile antilaws on child kidnapping in all states. This all destroys the family and consequently leads to autogenocide of the nation.

Today all MPs of Ukraine, if they are true patriots and have not betrayed their souls and the soul of the Ukrainian people, should follow the example of the Hungarian Government. Hungarian politicians have become true representatives of moral, spiritual, national and Christian values. Naturally, they face strong pressure from the EU.

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

Lvov, Ukraine, 6 March 2013

Everyone knows who Czech ex-President Vaclav Klaus is. He did not unite ideologically with the global trend of globalization and reduction of mankind covertly expressed in the UN and EU Conventions associated with the constant adjustment of legislation which under positive terms introduces quite the opposite. He clearly rejected its most powerful lever – homosexualism and juvenile justice mechanisms. In essence this is antilegislation, immorality and loss of sovereignty of individual nations.

Homosexualism in essence destroys all moral, national and Christian values.

Juvenile justice without any real guilt officially steals children from whatever family. President Klaus stood against this system both in his speeches and by putting a veto on the particular bills. He did not let himself be bribed or intimidated. Therefore he was and still is a thorn in the eye of all who, using positive terms, try to create a positive image of globalization which leads to the loss of true democracy and all human rights.

+ Elijah
Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

“But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin,

the Spirit is life because of righteousness.“

Lvov (Ukraine), 21 February 2013

Chairman of the State Duma

Members of the State Duma

Dear Sirs,

Ombudsman for Children’s Rights in the Russian Federation, Pavel Astakhov, has presented the target programme for the whole of Russia under the name of “Russia without Orphans” for the years 2013-2020.

We quote his words: “The contemporary society has not been adequately informed about the programme, which consequently stirs up a dispute.”

Response: Russia combats juvenile mechanisms after the experience has shown that just as in the West their aim is the trafficking of children. Their integral part is the system of so-called business foster families which should serve as an interchange station for children removed from their parents. After the bitter experience of so-called international adoption, Russia managed to ban the sale of children to the U.S. and to expel UNICEF, which was the main initiator of child trafficking. This raised great hopes of abolishing the cruel system of juvenile justice in Russia.

On 21 February 2013, Bishop Michael Osidach died. His wish was to be buried by one of the orthodox Catholic bishops. He expressed that wish 14 days before his death.

When Bishop Marcian, religious sisters and orthodox Catholic believers came to the funeral in his native village, the UGCC clergy headed by the vicar Kotkyevych did not open the coffin at all and created a scandal during the funeral procession.