Alienation of Kosovo and Metohija from the State of Serbia, Directly or Indirectly, De facto or De jure, is Unacceptable : Serbian Patriarch Porfirije

OCP News Service – 16/04/2023

Belgrade-Serbia: Serbian Patriarch His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije through his Easter message of 2023 once again affirmed the position of hierarchs and faithful people of the Serbian Orthodox Church on Kosovo and Metohija. Patriarch said that they will not accept any changes to Kosovo and Metohija from the Serbian state.

As the Easter message says:

“And just as the strength of faith and the prayers of our righteous ancestors and fathers led us through the narrow straits of history, so it is necessary that even today, in all hardships, we listen to the voice of the Church, the voice of God: let us unite and multiply our prayers for peace, for the preservation of Kosovo and Metohija in Serbia, for the preservation of our sanctuaries. Let us unite and multiply our prayers for the peaceful life of our people everywhere, so that our or anyone else’s sufferings are not repeated. Know that the prayers of the believing people for peace, the prayers of the Church for peace, are stronger than any weapon. The hierarchs and faithful people of the Serbian Orthodox Church, which was first named the Patriarchate of Pec, are firmly and unchangingly of the opinion that the alienation of Kosovo and Metohija from the state of Serbia, directly or indirectly, de facto or de iure, is unacceptable. We pray to the Savior and advocate for a common life, in mutual respect and understanding with the Albanians of Kosovo and Metohija, because if there is room in our souls for both, there will be room for everyone in Kosovo and Metohija. We also know that among our people even today there is enough faith, enough prayer and righteousness to preserve us and everything around us in the times to come”.

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