By entering into the Union, Atanasie and the other bishops, along with their respective dioceses, accepted the supreme authority of the Pope, while at the same time being granted the right to keep their own Greek Byzantine liturgical rite.
Ulaskom u Uniju, Atanazije i drugi biskupi, zajedno sa njihovim biskupijama prihvatili su vrhovni autoritet pape, a u isto vrijeme zadržavajući svoj bizantski liturgijski obred.