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UNITED ROMAN-RUTHENIAN CHURCH An Ancient and Modern Ethno-Religious Minority  The
historic representative of over 400 million people worldwide, the Stato
Pontificio Imperiale Romano-Ruteno, United Roman-Ruthenian Church, and
its various components
that comprise the modern expression of ancient orthodox and catholic
religion is now a worldwide ethno-religious minority. Its ethnic roots
are
Latin, Germanic, Central European, and Eastern European. Both its Roman
and Slavic aspects constitute a "BIPOC" ethnicity (see also here). Its religious
roots are Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Gallican,
Syrian, Anthioch, Chaldean, and Armenian. Diverse ancient ethnic and
religious lines converge to create a unique community today. In terms
of modern countries, it is associated primarily (though not
exclusively) with the heritage of Italy, Spain, Germany, Russia,
Greece, Syria, and Armenia. It is an indigenous population in the various areas around the world associated with its heritage. According to the sociologist Louis Wirth (1945), a minority group can
be defined as “any group of people who, because of their physical or
cultural characteristics, are singled out from the others in the
society in which they live for differential and unequal treatment, and
who therefore regard themselves as objects of collective
discrimination.” Unfortunately as is so often seen today, the concept
of "minority" status is associated with subordination
and discrimination. In many cases, minorities are small groups. One indeed need not be a numerical minority, for
there are examples of large groups that are nevertheless supressed or
exploited by those currently in power.  Today the members of the various parts of the United Roman-Ruthenian Church move forward in faith to preserve their heritage and religion, both for the benefit of the world today and for future generations. As an organisation and as an ecclesiastical government, the Church works to end discriminatory and exploitative practices against all marginalised populations around the world. |
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