Bulgarian Schism Triggered by "Estate Row"
Politics | July 25, 2004, Sunday
Priests from the dissident clergy served a mass in front of the Saint Sofia Church. They are determined to stay vigil in front of their churches until allowed back into them. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (novinite.com)
Current controversial conflicts in the Bulgarian Church are due to real estate ownership according to Justice Minister Anton Stankov.
In an interview for private bTV channel Stankov explained that the July 21 police actions were legal though not proper.
Last Wednesday police stormed through 250 churches countrywide and detained many priests in a controversial raid to restore proprietorship of official Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
The problem following the schism of the Bulgarian Church has established two Orthodox community centres, one headed by Patriarch Maxim and the other claiming he had been "appointed" by ex-communist regime.
MORE about the problem with the schism in the Bulgarian church READ in Point of View SectionIn an interview for private bTV channel Stankov explained that the July 21 police actions were legal though not proper.
Last Wednesday police stormed through 250 churches countrywide and detained many priests in a controversial raid to restore proprietorship of official Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
The problem following the schism of the Bulgarian Church has established two Orthodox community centres, one headed by Patriarch Maxim and the other claiming he had been "appointed" by ex-communist regime.
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