Inter-Orthodox Consultation in Sofia, Bulgaria
OCAHis Beatitude, Patriarch Maxim of Sofia and Bulgaria, presided over the consultation along with the members of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Representatives from most of the autocephalous Orthodox Churches were present and contributed to the final communique that was unanimously adopted by the members of the consultation. The communique unequivocally expressed the support of all Orthodox Churches for Patriarch Maxim and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and called on the Bulgarian government to seek all possible means at its disposal to remedy the situation.
On March 12, consultation members traveled to the Bulgarian parliament and met with parliamentary leaders and government ministers to express officially their support for Patriarch Maxim and the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and to urge the government to take all necessary steps to appeal the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights.
