Bandera was an evil man, every bit as evil as what he opposed.
| The task to defend and preserve the Church of Christ from destruction cannot be separated from the general tasks of the national liberation movement. In the final accounting, it is one and the same task, in which the Church and the rebellion go hand in hand, saving and strengthening one another. |
Translation is mine, from a Russian translation found here by Vladimir Golishev.
Something far too many western members of the various ecclesial groups need to remember, and better yet, come to believe:
“It is not a matter of humility, for true debasement is the company of self-righteous sinners, not humble simple men. Our heart is captivated with something else: that Christ came to those who more than anyone else needed Divine help. He came even less powerful than they were, and having received help from the shepherds made them imitate the Most High, raised them to a soaring height. Because they gave of their grace to the Author of all grace.”
I was saying to myself before I finished the piece that this is the best thing I’ve ever read on Communism and the Soviets. It is too bad that such wisdom only comes from experiencing the beast. And a great translation also (not that I can read Russian). Thanks Annalex.