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Catholic theologians are standing up for Ukraine — and so are their Orthodox peers

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, pictured on June 3, 2011. / Tanya Dedyukhina via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0).Rome Newsroom, Mar 15, 2022 / 13:35 pm (CNA).In what can be considered an exercise of Vatican soft diplomacy, a group of 19 Catholic theologians published an open letter on March 2 criticizing the "Russian military aggression" against Ukraine. The majority were members of the prestigious International Theological Commission (ITC), which assists the Holy See by examining doctrinal questions. As the commission could not take an official position on the war, the signatories drafted and signed the letter as individuals rather than representatives of the institution. But the theologians membership of the commission suggests that there is a broad common view on the war within the ITC. In the letter, the theologians condemned "this war against the sovereign state of Ukraine in the strongest possible terms." They noted that "this unprovoked attack that has a ....

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Some Ukrainian Americans cast doubt on their churches as a war abroad continues

Some Ukrainian Americans are questioning their church affiliation in light of the war. They say the Russian Orthodox Church isn't opposing the war strongly enough, so they're looking for alternatives. ....

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Some Ukrainian Americans cast doubt on their churches as a war abroad continues

Some Ukrainian Americans are questioning their church affiliation in light of the war. They say the Russian Orthodox Church isn't opposing the war strongly enough, so they're looking for alternatives. ....

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Some Ukrainian Americans cast doubt on their churches as a war abroad continues

Some Ukrainian Americans are questioning their church affiliation in light of the war. They say the Russian Orthodox Church isn't opposing the war strongly enough, so they're looking for alternatives. ....

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Some Ukrainian Americans cast doubt on their churches as a war abroad continues

Some Ukrainian Americans are questioning their church affiliation in light of the war. They say the Russian Orthodox Church isn't opposing the war strongly enough, so they're looking for alternatives. ....

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