Thousands of people, led by Serbian Orthodox Church clerics, marched peacefully ...
PODGORICA - Thousands of people, led by Serbian Orthodox Church clerics, marched peacefully through the Montenegrin capital Podgorica on Saturday in protest against a law they fear will be used to target the church’s assets and status.
The Serbian Orthodox Church is the largest denomination in Montenegro, a tiny Balkan country of 620,000 people. The Church has about 12 million followers, mainly in Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro. Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic accused Serbia and Russia on Friday of using the Orthodox Church to undermine his country’s independence, NATO membership and its attempt to join the European Union. Belgrade and Moscow dismissed the accusations, made in an interview with Reuters.
Joanikije said that although the Serbian Orthodox Church, has attempted to distance itself from politics in Montenegro, the clergy and faithful “have the right to a say.”
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