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Greek Catholics rebury victims of a Soviet secret police massacre shortly after WW II
Yahoo News
| November 25, 2006
Posted on 11/25/2006 4:14:05 PM PST by NYer
Reuters - Sat Nov 25, 10:14 AM ET Soldiers carry 60 coffins during a reburial ceremony in Ukraine's western town of Zhovkva, 600km (373 miles) west of Kiev, November 25, 2006. Construction workers of the monastery have unearthed over 200 skeletons in 2002, some of small children and some had teeth missing and bullet wounds in their heads, which they believe are victims of a Soviet secret police massacre shortly after World War Two. The Soviet Union persecuted thousands of members of the Greek Catholic Church - Ukraine's largest Catholic church - for supporting Ukrainian nationalists battling Soviet rule. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE)
Veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) salute during a reburial ceremony in Ukraine's western town of Zhovkva, 600km (373 miles) west of Kiev, November 25, 2006.
People carry 60 coffins during a reburial ceremony in Ukraine's western town of Zhovkva, 600km (373 miles) west of Kiev, November 25, 2006.
Mourners take part in a reburial ceremony for 60 coffins in Ukraine's western town of Zhovkva, 600km (373 miles) west of Kiev, November 25, 2006.
Eastern Rite (Ukrainian) Catholic priest takes part in a reburial of 60 coffins in Ukraine's western town of Zhovkva, 600 km (373 miles) west of Kiev, November 25, 2006.
Mourners cast shadows while standing over 60 coffins during a reburial ceremony in Ukraine's western town of Zhovkva, 600km (373 miles) west of Kiev, November 25, 2006.
TOPICS: Catholic; History; Prayer; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: russia; sovietunion; ukaraine; wwii
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posted on
11/25/2006 4:14:10 PM PST
by
NYer
To: Lady In Blue; Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; Notwithstanding; nickcarraway; Romulus; ...
May they rest in peace!
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posted on
11/25/2006 4:15:49 PM PST
by
NYer
(Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to Heaven. St. Rose of Lima)
To: NYer
May God’s mercy rest upon the victims of Communism.
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posted on
11/25/2006 5:19:40 PM PST
by
Pontiac
(All are worthy of freedom, none are incapable.)
To: NYer
You can bet Putin and his ruthless Kremlin killers will not respond to questions concerning this act of historical Soviet mass murder, considering their current involvement in still geared to liquidating all opposition.
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posted on
11/25/2006 5:19:59 PM PST
by
M. Espinola
(Freedom is never free)
To: NYer
"Eastern Rite (Ukrainian) Catholic priest takes part in a reburial of 60 coffins in Ukraine's western town of Zhovkva, 600 km (373 miles) west of Kiev, November 25, 2006."
That fellow's either an archimandite or a bishop, I;d bet the latter. You can tell by the hat (a kalimafki) and the type of stole he is wearing called an epetrihelion.
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posted on
11/25/2006 5:27:03 PM PST
by
Kolokotronis
(Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
To: NYer
sad story - may they rest in peace
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posted on
11/25/2006 6:12:28 PM PST
by
Nihil Obstat
(viva il papa - be not afraid)
To: NYer
Another provocative act by those aggressive Ukraininas against the gentle, peace-loving Russians.
/knee-jerk Russian chauvinist mode
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posted on
11/25/2006 6:17:20 PM PST
by
denydenydeny
("We have always been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France"--Wellington)
To: NYer
May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
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posted on
11/25/2006 7:11:11 PM PST
by
Maeve
( Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom, pray for us.)
To: NYer
It's good to see these poor victims are given the honorable burials they deserve. It's also good to see the UIA veterans out in force as well.
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posted on
11/25/2006 7:49:01 PM PST
by
vladimir998
(Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. St. Jerome)
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