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Ukraine\u2019s religious pluralism and its need for greater cohesion and social understanding are inherent in the search for unity among its Eastern churches. However, relations among the Kyivan churches in Ukraine are complex. While they sometimes seek to unite Ukrainian society, interchurch divisions and historical and jurisdictional disputes often get in the way. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis discord among churches is considered a problem on the part of the state,\u201d as it is \u201cdetrimental to state-building,\u201d says Dr. Pavlo Smytsnyuk, who directs the Institute of Ecumenical Studies at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv. He believes the discord may also be a factor that \u201cdrives people away from the church, especially youth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe high level of mistrust among [Ukraine\u2019s] citizens and the many stereotypes and prejudices they have of each other are serious problems, which \u201cprevent people from being able to speak at all, which is why facilitation is needed,\u201d says Lidiya Lozova of the \u201cDialogue in Action\u201d initiative affiliated with CNEWA-sponsored St. Clement\u2019s Center in Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDialogue is not just about talking. It is the ability to create an appropriate space, safe and comfortable \u2026 a space where you can coexist, see yourself and see another and a common future,\u201d she says. \u201cSolidarity is impossible without communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brother Richard of the Taiz\u00e9 community gives Constantin Sigov (right) a book about the founder of Taiz\u00e9, Brother Roger, at the 2009 Assumption Readings conference. (photo: Lidiya Lozova)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you don\u2019t have openness to all people, if you don\u2019t see that all people are made in the image of God, that you are connected to them all, then the power of your message and work is small and ineffective,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about the importance of ecumenical dialogue in an emerging Ukraine, see Building Bridges in an Emerging Ukraine<\/a> in the most recent edition of ONE<\/strong> magazine. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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