21.11.2009, 09:07
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The newly-appointed apostolic nuntio in Serbia, Archbishop Orlando Antonini, informed Serbian Parliament Speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović that the highest Vatican delegation, led by Cardinal Sodano, will be attending Patriarch Pavles funeral.
Antonini emphasized the Patriarch was a holy man and added he sympathized with Serbian citizens in these difficult moments. It was underlined the relations between the Holy See and Serbia were excellent and would take an upward course in future and that the Parliament, in accordance with its competences, would contribute to the intensification of that cooperation.
Slavica Đukić-Dejanović expressed her gratitude for the principles stand of Vatican regarding the unilaterally proclaimed independence of Kosovo and for the Holy Sees support to Serbia in EU integrations.
http://tinyurl.com/ykeajby | Citim: Vartolomey bows to Serbian Patriarch
Vartolomey, the Patriarch of Constantinople was among the first to arrive in Belgrade yesterday for the funeral of the Serbian Patriarch Pavle. Regardless of the protocol, Patriarch Vartolomey went right from the Belgrade Airport to the Cathedral Church where the body of the Patriarch Pavle is laid. He kissed the Cross and the Bible and held the service.
As we learn Vartolomey, the Patriarch of Constantinople met with Serbia President Boris Tadic yesterday evening. Metropolitan Amfilohije and the Patriarch of Constantinople Vartolomey shall speak in the name of the Serbian Orthodox Church and in the name of the whole Orthodox Church.
Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic as well as ministers of health and culture Miodrag Radunovic and Branislav Micunovic shall also attend the ceremony. The President of Macedonia Djordje Ivanov is expected to come while Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Drucas shall represent the Government of Greece.
Top officials of the Republic of Srpska led by Prime Minister Milorad Dodik shall come as well as Nikola Spiric, chairing of the BiH Council of Ministers.
The UNMIK Chief Lamberto Zanier, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Cvetan Cvetanov, representatives of the Foreign Ministry of Cyprus, advisors to Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and delegation of Slovenian Government shall also attend the ceremony, as well as the Patriarch of the Albanian Orthodox Church, Mitropolitan of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Republic and Slovakia and Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
The Russian Orthodox Church shall be represented by Philaret, Mitropolitan of Minsk and Exarch of Belaruss. Bishop Irinej is also expecting a high delegation of the Roman Catholic Church.
The Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Cardinal Angelo Sodano as his reparesentative at the funeral of Patriarch Pavle.
The Holly Athos monasteries have appointed its official delegation of three archimandrites.
http://tinyurl.com/ydlvesx | Citim: Appropriate Mourning
The government suggested people stay home from work and asked media to restrict itself to "appropriate" content during the declared official days of mourning. This, by itself, seems reasonable. Some channels on television did not transmit at all and replaced their programs with a blackened screen saying that it was because of the mourning period. Some announced changes in the programming schedule for the same reason.
Others however, especially those controlled by the SBB Cable took the censored channels off the air. In all, SBB cancelled ten channels - music channels VH1, MTV, and Melos; regional channels HRT1 and 2 and OBN; and some others, including Fox Life, Atlas, DM Sat, and Fashion TV.
The Republic of Serbia "suggested" that companies give their employees a paid day off on Thursday, the day of the Patriarch's funeral. It was stipulated that the day be "paid."
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