Daniel_Cheung
01-24-2010, 04:51 AM
New Serbian Orthodox patriarch Irinej enthroned
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8476717.stm
The new patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church has been enthroned at a ceremony in Belgrade, pledging to back Serbia's claims to Kosovo.
Patriarch Irinej said the Church's first duty was to help recover the breakaway province.
The 80-year-old is considered a moderate who is open to modernisation.
He has said he would not be opposed to Pope Benedict XVI visiting Serbia, suggesting a possible rapprochement with the Roman Catholic Church....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8476717.stm
The new patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church has been enthroned at a ceremony in Belgrade, pledging to back Serbia's claims to Kosovo.
Patriarch Irinej said the Church's first duty was to help recover the breakaway province.
The 80-year-old is considered a moderate who is open to modernisation.
He has said he would not be opposed to Pope Benedict XVI visiting Serbia, suggesting a possible rapprochement with the Roman Catholic Church....