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I completely agree with Lemko Rusyn's explanation of the "Slovak Greek Catholic" debate in the historical Ruthenian American Church. The hierarchy did specifically emphasize a Rusyn identity, staying away from any notion of "Slovak Greek Catholics". Archbishop-Metropolitan Stephen J. Kocisko in particular, emphasized a uniquely Carpatho-Ruthenian identity. Even now, this is the first mention that I have ever seen, where mentioned has been made that the Pittsburgh Metropolia has jurisdiction over Slovaks. The perception rather has been that faithful of the Greek Catholic Church who are from Slovakia are ethnically Rusyns or Carpatho-Ukrainians, who speak as their primary language not Slovak, but Rusyn, which is a dialect of the Ukrainian language (see Paul Magoci's writings on this topic).

Since the evolution of the Slovak state following the breakdown of the Soviet Union, there have been significant developments in the Greek Catholic Church in that nation. Even before independence, pressure from the Soviet-backed government persuaded certain clergy in the former Czechoslovakia to adopt the use of contemporary Slovak in the services. These innovations however, do not seem (at least to me), to have a bearing on the various classifications served by the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Province.