Uniat

From the same imagological perspective, the Greek Catholics are to the Orthodox "aggressive", "pursuing scandal at any cost", and their actions are part of "a series of assaults of Uniat believers against the majority of the country, especially in recent years, particularly in counties north-west of Transylvania, near the Hungarian-Romanian border, actions that have an obvious proselytizing character, trying to disrupt the existing confessional balance and irresponsibly threatening social peace" (21).

In the case of isolated populations in Uniat villages in Romania and Hungary, it is a search in what may be termed "authentic and invented religious traditions" (Strphanie Mahieu, "Icons and/or Statues?

For six consecutive years, the visitor conducted this activity, being familiar with Bulgaria and mostly with the catholic communities, which consisted of about 35000 laity, the majority being of Latin origin and mainly connected with the diplomatic services of the western forces (predominantly French), and one "uniat" minority, treated with hostility by the Latin as well as the Orthodox faiths.

This is different from the Uniat Churches of the Roman tradition, who recognize the papal supremacy but retain their own distinct liturgy.

Slavs of all varieties from all provinces and speaking all dialects were there to be found: Slavs from Little Russia and from Great Russia, the alert Polak, the heavy Croatian, the haughty Magyar, and occasionally the stalwart Dalmatian from the Adriatic, in speech mostly Ruthenian, in religion orthodox Greek Catholic or Uniat and Roman Catholic.