INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY OF THE UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH AND CONSIDERATION HIS BEATITUDE LUBOMYR HUSAR ON THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH, STATE, AND UKRAINIAN DIASPORA

The article considers a very important factor of His Beatitude Lubomyr Husar (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church), who actively supported together by their followers, the most positive tendencies towards the development and pacification of Ukraine. Nowadays, the international activity of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is an important factor in the active presentation of the main directions of Ukrainian politics in the religious and spiritual realm. Moreover, this direction of the church activity influences not only spiritual care and protection of its believers abroad, missionary work, friendly communication with fraternal churches, dialogue with spiritual leaders of other religions, consultations with famous state and public figures, scientists, politicians, but also sharing the issues that are of concern to today's Ukrainian society with European public. On February 26, 2019, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Svyatoslav Shevchuk, held a round table entitled “Ukraine Today: The role of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the transformation of Ukrainian society” at the Residence of Pope Paul VI near the Vatican. His Beatitude Svyatoslav Shevchuk drew attention to solving a number of problems in Ukraine of international importance. These are, above all, the overcoming of the remnants of the post-Soviet society, the problems of corruption generated by the oligarchic system, the war in the East of Ukraine, and so on. Ambassadors and representatives of the embassies at the Apostolic Capital from Germany, Ukraine, the USA, Hungary, Australia, Poland, Lithuania, Italy, Portugal, France, Belgium, representatives of the State Secretariat of the Vatican and others took part in the discussion. Given that, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church through its sociopolitical doctrine and the corresponding moral imperatives and appraisal judgments, indirectly influences the adoption and implementation of political decisions and the political consciousness of believers, it can be argued that it acts not only as a political actor but also as a performer of a social mission, represents Ukrainian interests at the international level.