Byzantine Catholic Church Patriarchal See

To Brothers and Sisters in Christ in Africa:

 

 

Our Patriarch has been unpacking the many boxes of church files and going through them while I have been reworking and developing our presence on the world wide web.

 

 

Today, our Patriarch made me aware of a great number of letters that were sent to the recently deceased second patriarch of our church. Letters that went unanswered due to his illness over the last year of his life. I am told that most of these letters are from priests and bishops in countries on the continent of Africa.

 

Let me assure our brothers and sisters in Christ in Africa, that our new Patriarch will respond personally to your letters as soon as humanly possible. We ask that you understand that the oversight in not replying to your letters was not intentional, but again; was brought on by the changing of the administration within our church headquarters in the United States, due to the sickness and death of Patriarch +Mar Markus I. We apologize sincerely and beg your forgiveness for not have realized these mistakes sooner.

 

Please know that we of The Byzantine Catholic Church in the United States are praying for you all, and we understand what we are reading in the letters that you sent to our offices so long ago. We realize that Orthodox Christianity in your part of the world has to struggle in order to survive against great sources of power and many dangers. We fully intend to do everything in our power to assist in the survival of your ministries.

 

In the meantime, if you find this new website, please e-mail us and let us know that you have previously written to our church but received no response, and we will get back to you by email as soon as we receive yours.

 

You are not alone!

 

 

In Christ Jesus,

+Metropolitan Joel

Apostolic Chancellor to His Holiness +Mar Laurentius

The Third Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Church