In article <19970410073200.DAA15792@ladder01.news.aol.com>, beatagoose@aol.com wrote: > Do I have this right, Greek Catholic - Rome & Pope. > Different from Orthodox. > I have Grandchildren who are of Lithuian(I don't even know if I spelled it right) descent and a Granddaughter-in-law who is Ukranian/Galicia. > We are 95% German but my Great Granny was a Bonawitz - Sorbs/Wends in Eastern Germany, but she always said Bonawitz were og Polish descent, came from Village on Polish Border, can anyone help me. > I want to start on my Grandchildren's Genealogy, but no help.Secret's for sure. > Sylvia Graybill > beatagoose@aol.com Greek Catholics are usually called Eastern Rite or Byzantine Catholics or in the case of the Ukraine, Ukrainian Catholics. They reunited with Rome in the 16th Century, but kept their Greek Rite Liturgy (similar to Eastern Orthodox). They underwent persecution by the Poles and Russians, but still exist in Western Ukraine. They also exist in several other Eastern European countries. There is about five million in Eastern Europe today, despite the former Communist persecution. Mike