Now this is one for the geek Catholics: obscure intra-Church stuff with an ecumenical angle.
The Ukrainian Catholic Church has petitioned the Pope to be raised to the dignity of a patriarchal Church -- giving its principal archbishop the title of Patriarch of Kiev. In practice, their clergy have been using the title for years. Since the Russian Orthodox Church gave itself the same status many years ago, it only seems fitting that the Ukrainian Church, which was founded earlier, should have it too. The prelates of the Russian Orthodox Church, however, don't take kindly to the idea.
Here's a statement from Ukrainian Catholic bishop Basil Losten.
If the archbishop isn't courageous enough to get the title, then all the other bishops will think he's a Chicken Kiev! (Sorry.)
"geek Catholics"? Should that maybe be "greek Catholic," meant as a general term for Eastern Catholic?
Now if the post were about a new scripting language that uses Ecclesiastical Latin instead of English, that would be for the geek Catholics.
I'm referring to the "Catholic geeks" (as in the blog of that name) who actually take an interest in minor details that most Catholics find uninteresting.
RC,
Got it.