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> Both are Orthodox Christian countries, whereas Poland is strongly Roman Catholic. Most of the Ukrainians and Belorussians I've met were either Catholic or ha
by qwerty456127 6y ago
> Both are Orthodox Christian countries, whereas Poland is strongly Roman Catholic.
Most of the Ukrainians and Belorussians I've met were either Catholic or had Catholic grannies (and were atheist/agnostic themselves).
- keiferski 6y agoThose were probably Greek Rite Catholics, which is also popular in the Rusyn ethnicity (a Slavic group in the areas between Poland, Ukraine and Slovakia.) Different history than Polish Catholics. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Ukraine#Demographics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Ukraine#Demograp... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusyns https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusyns https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Catholic_Churches https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Catholic_Churches