CWN - The German Bishops’ Conference recently issued a statement renewing its condemnation of the “the illegal annexation of the Crimea by Russia and the continued military engagement of the Russian Federation in the territory of Ukraine.”
The bishops characterized Russian actions as “unacceptable” because they endanger European peace and called for a de-escalation of the conflict, according to a February 26 press briefing.
“The Ukrainian people are happy that a truthful evaluation of what we have sounds from the Church through the common voice of German bishops,” said Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
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