Serbia protests to Vatican over Kosovo Bishop
Of course there may be parts of the story here I am not aware of, but….
Serbian authorities have issued an official protest to the Vatican representatives in Belgrade, objecting the remarks made by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Kosovo Mark Sopi during his Christmas Mass that urged Catholic believers of Kosovo to pray for an independent Kosovo.
Here’s what Bishop Sopi said.
“The Birth of Christ can be compared to the birth of new reality in Kosovo,” said Bishop Sopi then proceeded to urge his believers to pray for Kosovo’s independence.
It seems to me that this is a purely political matter that has no room in the pulpit. So, I agree that it was not proper.
The Serbian Orthodox Church also objected. Which in and of itself is just as improper in my opinion.
Serbian Orthodox Church, which also joined the objection, expressed its regret that a religious service is being used for spreading political messages,
I’m sure no Serbian Orthodox cleric has ever used a religious service for advancing a political agenda either.
January 16th, 2006 at 6:59 am
[...] A couple of weeks ago, I posted a disagrement with Bishop Sopi’s stance on political issue. Disagreements aside, he is a Catholic Bishop and I love him for his service to the Church. I am sure the people of Serbia will mis him. Let’s all keep him and the people of his flock in our prayers. Bishop Marko Sopi, Apostolic Administrator of Prizren, Serbia and Montenegro, has died. His death fell just 5 days after his 10th anniversary of episcopal consecration. He had also served as a priest for 37 years. May he rest in peace. [...]
June 10th, 2007 at 2:10 am
The Serbian Orthodox Church together with other Fanatical Churches Russia, Greece has allways use the church for politiks, I attended the church of St.Nicholas in Phoenix-AZ, USA and the Priest there got the knife to cut the bread they call Slava Kolac and he said: (I wish I head this knie in Bosnia to kill Ustashe and Balije)