Macedonian Orthodox Church betrays Russians, Serbs, historians warn the worst

Although analysts and church connoisseurs did not believe the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (BPC) would accept the canonical Macedonian Orthodox Church in its right, it did.

There are now votes from Moscow, by Russian Patriarch Kiril, who, according to “Vecernje Novosti”, personally handed over to Serbian religious leaders in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the restoration of the Moscow Patriarchate, the desire to preserve the eternal legacy of church unity, reports “Vestinet”, the Periscope broadcast.

The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) should preserve canonic unity in all historic areas, the Russian patriarch says.

The Macedonian “Kisa in the division began resolving its church issue by resolving it through the Bulgarian national issue. This is also evident from statements issued by the Metropolitan Nahum, and the Bulgarian patriarch Neof on the other hand of”, says historian Aleksandar Rakovic.

And this is in line with the agreement signed by Zaev and Borisov for friendly and neighbourly relations between Macedonia and Bulgaria, where at one point they say they have a common history. All this is a “package, Rakoviq says.

Bulgarian church has no canonical capacity to embrace The MPC) and any such effort, Rakovic says, would lead to a pre-improv or shared situation with all other Orthodox churches in the world.

It is interesting that the Bulgarian patriarch Neof is in the rally in Moscow, but at the last moment he left the road and sent a delegation led by a metropolis, because he probably wanted to avoid meeting with Serbian and Russian Patriarchs. Therefore, they knew they made a move against the cavalry and that they were involved in Belgrade's Patriarchate relations with the Macedonian hierarchy,”, Rakovic believes.

The Balkans is a very difficult area, where granting autocephal status can cause a chain reaction. Some will ask why it's only a Macedonian church? Why can't there be a Montenegrin church? In that sense, safeguarding the status quo when it comes to Orthodox churches in the Balkans is necessary,” explains Miller.

“We are witnessing the formation of political alliances: the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Filaret, enjoys the support of the so-called Montenegrin Orthodox Church, and that is pure politics. So the attitude of RPCA, in the case of Occa in connection with Macedonia's dispute, relates to the position of division in Ukraine, but in the sense that the Russian Church opposes any division in Orthodox churches. This is why the RPC protects unity in all intelligent churches, and especially in the Balkans, which is a unique case”, says Miller. /Periscopi/