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Re: Uniates and sacraments (was: Brithenig/Aelyan North America)

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Monday, April 10, 2000, 19:11
Carlos Thompson wrote:

> United Catholics should be > the name?
Uniate, not United; an adaptation of a Ukrainian word to Latin. Hmm, apparently "Uniate" was originally a term of contempt, meaning "hybridized", "mongrelized", according to the E.B. But it seems to be fairly standard now. -- Schlingt dreifach einen Kreis um dies! || John Cowan <jcowan@...> Schliesst euer Aug vor heiliger Schau, || http://www.reutershealth.com Denn er genoss vom Honig-Tau, || http://www.ccil.org/~cowan Und trank die Milch vom Paradies. -- Coleridge (tr. Politzer)