Bible In The News

This November will mark 5 years since the famous "Orange Revolution" in Ukraine, when large protests were instrumental in bringing to power a more pro-western president. The more pro-western demonstrators adopted the color orange in their large protests, which is why this is called the Orange Revolution. During that election the west clearly backed one side and Mr. Putin and Russia the other. The Catholic Church also backed the pro-western candidate. On November 28, 2004 a week after the disputed Ukrainian election, Pope John Paul II noticed a group in the crowd at St. Peters waving orange banners in support of "orange" opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko. In acknowledgment of the protesters he said: ""My thoughts go to the Ukrainian pilgrims present in this square. I assure you of my prayer for peace in your country." It was the second time in four days that the Pope had singled out Ukraine. The 5 million Greek Catholics and 1 million Catholics in Ukraine clearly supported the "Western" candidate.