Communique of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church

With great sadness in our hearts, we pray to the Savior to receive into the Kingdom of Heaven all Serbians and Albanians who lost their lives on 24 September in Banjska, Kosovo and Metohija. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and beseech the Most Holy Theotokos to provide them with solace.

We also call upon the faithful people to pray to the Lord for all those who have suffered, that God may grant peace to everyone, for the future of both Serbians and Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija. We must recognize the simple Gospel truth that we cannot pray to God for peace only for ourselves, but that we must also pray for peace with those with whom we live, with our neighbors.

Unfortunately, we observe that many individuals, both in Priština and around the world, and, even more tragically, in Belgrade, from various ideological backgrounds, using all means, are attempting to portray the Serbian Orthodox Church as a participant, even a perpetrator, in conflicts and tragic events. The goal of those who desperately seek to drag the Church into tragic conflicts is that the Serbian Church, along with its faithful people, disappear from Kosovo and Metohija.

Therefore, we remind everyone of the uninterrupted presence of the Diocese of Raška and Prizren on Kosovo and Metohija, spanning ten centuries, and above all, we emphasize that the Serbian Orthodox Church, along with her clergy, monastics, and faithful people, has persevered there through all times and conditions, despite the harshest persecutions, suffering, and martyrdom of monks, priests, and believers, solely because they were Orthodox Serbians, faithful to the Cross of Christ and the Kosovo Covenant.

We also remind that the Serbian Orthodox Church has always advocated, as it does now, for the peaceful resolution of misunderstandings on Kosovo and Metohija through dialogue, aiming for peaceful coexistence of Serbians, Albanians, and all other peoples living in that region.

We offer our full prayerful and any other necessary support to the Bishop of Raška and Prizren kyr Teodosije, to the brethren priests, monastics, and faithful.

The Serbian Orthodox Church has repeatedly highlighted, especially when addressing the great powers, the extremely dangerous policies of the authorities in Priština, whose sole objective is the complete expulsion of the Serbian people and the establishment of an ethnically homogenous Albanian Kosovo. In pursuit of this objective, numerous attacks have been perpetrated against our holy sites, our people, and even Serbian children. Over recent months, people have been arrested without any evidence or based on fabricated evidence, and Serbian-owned land has been seized. In short, Kosovo and Metohija today is a lawless land, where there is no freedom or a minimum of normal life for Serbians.

We are extending a message of boundless love and paternal care to our brothers and sisters on Kosovo and Metohija. The Serbian Church, wherever it exists and carries out her pastoral work, will continue to provide abundant aid for you, her long-suffering yet unwavering and proud people on Kosovo and Metohija, wishing to give you comfort, warmth, and hope in these difficult days.

Finally, we underscore that for the Serbian Orthodox Church Kosovo and Metohija is an inseparable part of the state of Serbia. We endorse and encourage the continuation of peaceful dialogue with the aim of achieving peace and resolving vital issues for all who live in the Province.

Source: https://spc.rs

Π‘Π° Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ Ρ‚ΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠΌ Ρƒ срцу ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΌΠΎ сС БпаситСљу Π΄Π° Ρƒ Царство нСбСско ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠΈ свС Π‘Ρ€Π±Π΅ ΠΈ АлбанцС пострадалС 24. сСптСмбра Ρƒ Π‘Π°ΡšΡΠΊΠΎΡ˜ Π½Π° ΠšΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Ρƒ. Π˜Π·Ρ€Π°ΠΆΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌΠΎ Π½Π°Ρ˜Π΄ΡƒΠ±Ρ™Π΅ ΡΠ°ΡƒΡ‡Π΅ΡˆΡ›Π΅ сродницима пострадалих ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΌΠΎ сС ΠŸΡ€Π΅ΡΠ²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ˜ ΠœΠ°Ρ˜Ρ†ΠΈ Π‘ΠΎΠΆΡ˜ΠΎΡ˜ Π΄Π° ΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΡ€ΡƒΠΆΠΈ ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ…Ρƒ.

Позивамо ΠΈ Π²Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΈ Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ Π΄Π° сС ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈ Господу Π·Π° свС пострадалС, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ Π±ΠΈ Π‘ΠΎΠ³ Π΄Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ²Π°ΠΎ ΠΌΠΈΡ€ свој свима, Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΈ будућности ΠΈ Π‘Ρ€Π±Π° ΠΈ Албанаца Π½Π° ΠšΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Ρƒ ΠΈ ΠœΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ. ΠœΠΎΡ€Π°ΠΌΠΎ Π·Π½Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎΡΡ‚Π°Π²Π½Ρƒ Ρ˜Π΅Π²Π°Π½Ρ’Π΅Π»ΡΠΊΡƒ истину Π΄Π° ΠΌΠΈΡ€ Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ Π‘ΠΎΠ³Π° само Π·Π° сСбС Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π΄Π° сС ΠΌΠΎΡ€Π°ΠΌΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΈ Π·Π° ΠΌΠΈΡ€ са ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠ° са којима ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠΌΠΎ, са нашим сусСдима.

Π‘Π° ΠΆΠ°Ρ™Π΅ΡšΠ΅ΠΌ, ΠΏΠ°ΠΊ, ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡ‚Π°Ρ‚ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ΠΌΠΎ Π΄Π° ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈ ΠΈΠ· ΠŸΡ€ΠΈΡˆΡ‚ΠΈΠ½Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ· свСта, Π°Π»ΠΈ, ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ јС Π΄Π°Π»Π΅ΠΊΠΎ Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Π³ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈΡ˜Π΅, ΠΈ ΠΈΠ· Π‘Π΅ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°Π΄Π°, са Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΡ… ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡˆΠΊΠΈΡ… ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°, Π½Π΅ Π±ΠΈΡ€Π°Ρ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ срСдства, ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡƒΡˆΠ°Π²Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ Π΄Π° Брпску ΠŸΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½Ρƒ Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Ρƒ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΆΡƒ ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ учСсницу, Ρ‡Π°ΠΊ ΠΈ Π²ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°, сукоба ΠΈ Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Π³ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈΡ… Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ’Π°Ρ˜Π°. Π¦ΠΈΡ™ Ρ‚ΠΈΡ… који ΠΏΠΎ сваку Ρ†Π΅Π½Ρƒ ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π΅ Π΄Π° ΡƒΠ²ΡƒΠΊΡƒ Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Ρƒ Ρƒ Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Π³ΠΈΡ‡Π½Π΅ сукобС Ρ˜Π΅ΡΡ‚Π΅ Π΄Π° Брпска Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π° са својим Π²Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΈΠΌ Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ нСстанС са Косова ΠΈ ΠœΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜Π΅.

Π‘Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³Π° подсСћамо Π½Π° дСсСтовСковно Π½Π΅ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΊΠΈΠ½ΡƒΡ‚ΠΎ присуство Π•ΠΏΠ°Ρ€Ρ…ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Ρ€Π°ΡˆΠΊΠΎ-призрСнскС Π½Π° ΠšΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Ρƒ ΠΈ ΠœΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ, Π° вишС ΠΎΠ΄ свСга Π½Π° Ρ‚ΠΎ Π΄Π° јС Брпска ΠŸΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½Π° Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π°, са ΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΡΡ‚Π²ΠΎΠΌ, ΠΌΠΎΠ½Π°ΡˆΡ‚Π²ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ Π²Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΈΠΌ Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ, Ρ‚Ρƒ ΠΎΠΏΡΡ‚Π°Ρ˜Π°Π»Π° Ρƒ свим Π²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°, Ρƒ свим условима, упркос Π½Π°Ρ˜ΡΡ‚Ρ€Π°ΡˆΠ½ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈΠΌ гоњСњима, ΡΡ‚Ρ€Π°Π΄Π°ΡšΡƒ ΠΈ ΠΌΡƒΡ‡Π΅Π½ΠΈΡˆΡ‚Π²Ρƒ ΠΌΠΎΠ½Π°Ρ…â, ΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΊâ ΠΈ Π²Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΈΠΊâ, ΠΈ Ρ‚ΠΎ искључиво Π·Π±ΠΎΠ³ Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³Π° ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ су Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ православни Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈ, Π²Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΈ крсту Π₯ристовом ΠΈ Косовском Π·Π°Π²Π΅Ρ‚Ρƒ.

ΠŸΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ΅Ρ›Π°ΠΌΠΎ ΠΈ Π½Π° Ρ‚ΠΎ Π΄Π° сС Брпска ΠŸΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½Π° Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π° ΡƒΠ²Π΅ΠΊ Π·Π°Π»Π°Π³Π°Π»Π°, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ сС ΠΈ сада Π·Π°Π»Π°ΠΆΠ΅, Π΄Π° сС нСспоразуми Π½Π° ΠšΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Ρƒ ΠΈ ΠœΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ Ρ€Π΅ΡˆΠ°Π²Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ ΠΌΠΈΡ€Π½ΠΎ ΠΈ дијалогом, Ρƒ Ρ†ΠΈΡ™Ρƒ ΠΌΠΈΡ€Π½ΠΎΠ³ саТивота Π‘Ρ€Π±Π°, Албанаца ΠΈ свих Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΈΡ… Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄Π° који Π½Π° Ρ‚ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ€ΡƒΡ‡Ρ˜Ρƒ ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π΅.

Π”Π°Ρ˜Π΅ΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΡƒΠ½Ρƒ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²Π΅Π½Ρƒ ΠΈ сваку Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π½Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ€ΡˆΠΊΡƒ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡ‚ΠΏΠΎΡ€Ρƒ Епископу Ρ€Π°ΡˆΠΊΠΎ-призрСнском Π³. Π’Π΅ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΡΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ, Π±Ρ€Π°Ρ›ΠΈ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠΌΠ°, монасима ΠΈ Π²Π΅Ρ€Π½ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠΌΠ°.

Брпска ΠŸΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½Π° Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π° јС, Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚ΠΎ Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΌ силама, ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΡƒΡ‚Π°, ΡƒΠΊΠ°Π·ΠΈΠ²Π°Π»Π° Π½Π° ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ˜ΡšΠ΅ опасну ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΊΡƒ власти Ρƒ ΠŸΡ€ΠΈΡˆΡ‚ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ, Ρ‡ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ јС јСдини Ρ†ΠΈΡ™ ΠΏΠΎΡ‚ΠΏΡƒΠ½ΠΈ ΠΈΠ·Π³ΠΎΠ½ српског Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄Π° ΠΈ ΡΡ‚Π²Π°Ρ€Π°ΡšΠ΅ Π΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈ само албанског Косова. Π£ Ρ‚ΠΎΠΌ Ρ†ΠΈΡ™Ρƒ ΠΈΠ·Π²Ρ€ΡˆΠ΅Π½ΠΎ јС Π±Π΅Π·Π±Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜ Π½Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π° Π½Π° нашС ΡΠ²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΈΡšΠ΅, Π½Π° наш Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄, Ρ‡Π°ΠΊ ΠΈ Π½Π° српску Π΄Π΅Ρ†Ρƒ. ΠŸΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡšΠΈΡ… мСсСци Ρ…Π°ΠΏΡˆΠ΅Π½ΠΈ су Ρ™ΡƒΠ΄ΠΈ, Π±Π΅Π· ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ²ΠΈΡ… Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π° ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π° основу Ρ„Π°Π±Ρ€ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ… Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°, ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½Π° јС Π·Π΅ΠΌΡ™Π° Ρƒ посСду Π‘Ρ€Π±Π°, ΡƒΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΊΠΎ, Косово ΠΈ ΠœΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜Π° су данас бСсудна Π·Π΅ΠΌΡ™Π°, Ρƒ којој Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ° Π½ΠΈ слободС Π½ΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΡƒΠΌΠ° Π½ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠ°Π»Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Π° Π·Π° Π‘Ρ€Π±Π΅.

Π‘Ρ€Π°Ρ›ΠΈ ΠΈ сСстрама Π½Π° ΠšΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Ρƒ ΠΈ ΠœΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ ΡƒΠΏΡƒΡ›ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΡ€ΡƒΠΊΡƒ Π±Π΅Π·Π³Ρ€Π°Π½ΠΈΡ‡Π½Π΅ Ρ™ΡƒΠ±Π°Π²ΠΈ ΠΈ очинскС Π±Ρ€ΠΈΠ³Π΅. Брпска Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π° Ρ›Π΅, Π³Π΄Π΅ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ Π΄Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΈ ΠΈ пастирски Π΄Π΅Π»ΡƒΡ˜Π΅, наставити Π΄Π° ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π΄Ρ€ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ вас, свој многострадални, Π°Π»ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π±ΠΈΠ²ΠΈ, поносни Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ Π½Π° ΠšΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Ρƒ ΠΈ Ρƒ ΠœΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π΅Ρ›ΠΈ Π΄Π° Π²Π°ΠΌ Ρƒ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠΌ Ρ‚Π΅ΡˆΠΊΠΈΠΌ Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΏΡ€ΡƒΠΆΠΈ ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ…Ρƒ, Ρ‚ΠΎΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ½Ρƒ ΠΈ Π½Π°Π΄Ρƒ.

НапослСтку, истичСмо Π΄Π° су Π·Π° Брпску ΠŸΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½Ρƒ Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Ρƒ Косово ΠΈ ΠœΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜Π° нСодвојиви Π΄Π΅ΠΎ Π΄Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π΅ Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜Π΅. ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌΠΎ ΠΈ подстичСмо наставак ΠΌΠΈΡ€ΠΎΡ™ΡƒΠ±ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ³ дијалога Ρƒ Ρ†ΠΈΡ™Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΡΡ‚ΠΈΠ·Π°ΡšΠ° ΠΌΠΈΡ€Π° ΠΈ Ρ€Π΅ΡˆΠ°Π²Π°ΡšΠ° ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Π½ΠΎ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΠΈΡ… ΠΏΠΈΡ‚Π°ΡšΠ° Π·Π° свС који Ρƒ ΠŸΠΎΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ˜ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π΅.

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