[NYer]

Cardinal Lubomyr Husar of Kiev-Halych, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, waves as he leaves a news conference in Kiev Feb. 10, the same day as Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation.

Church properties that had been confiscated by the government or given by the government to the Orthodox were reclaimed by Ukrainian Catholics in situations that occasionally included violence between Catholics and Orthodox.

[NYer]

Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Cardinal Lubomyr Husar of Kiev-Halych, head of the Ukrainian Church, Feb. 10, about two weeks before his 78th birthday.

Cardinal Lubomyr Husar

Some of you may recall Cardinal Husar from the conclave following the death of Pope JPII. As each cardinal made his way in, they stopped before the Book of the Gospels to pray and recite their pledge of silence. When he approached the Book of the Gospels, Cardinal Husar bent forward and kissed the gospel. It left a big impression on many here in the forum.