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Bishop Nahum in an interview with BTV stated that the Macedonian Orthodox Church -Ohrid Archbishopric sent a letter to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church asking to discuss the issue of recognizing the Macedonian Church and the BOC to become a church mother. Bulgarian state television BNT published a letter sent on November 9.
This is a rare historic opportunity that the BOC should not miss, said Metropolitan Nahum.
The Macedonian Orthodox Church - the Ohrid Archbishopric recognizes the BOC as its mother church, the BNT concluded, announcing the letter of 9 November, calling it a "historic document".
In the show "Vera and Society" on the Bulgarian state television BNT it is said that in the letter signed by the Macedonian Archbishop Stefan, the MOC-OA speaks of her mother church. The BOC has not yet responded to this request from the MOC.
The show said that the support of this idea was given by grandfather Pratenius, abbot of the monastery of St. John Bigorski. In addition, it was said that if the BOC agreed to this, he should know that he would face resistance from the Serbian and Russian churches, and that is also from the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
"This letter is an important historical opportunity for our church, which should not be crushed. For the first time, the Macedonian church recognizes the Bulgarian Church for Mother Church, "said the emissary.
Archimandrite Parthenius recently welcomed the signing of the Treaty of good neighborly relations with Bulgaria and said that the recognition of the autocephaly of the MOC-OA should come from the Bulgarian Patriarchate. Father Parthenius believes that the canonical jurisdiction in the territory now functioning by the MOC-OA, was last held by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Partenij encourages the Bulgarian hierarchs, in the name of the good relations between the two nations, the Macedonian and Bulgarian, the BOC to recognize the autocephaly of the MOC-OA.
"The Bulgarian Church, as the only true and worthy Mother Church, must with a broad heart be recognized by the Macedonian church, which, for half a century, has successfully performed its pastoral and evangelical mission in a multinational state, and is accepted by all Orthodox, regardless of their nationality. For example, in the Bigorski brotherhood we have one monk Serb, another Roma, the third Palestinian, and at the moment we have one ethnic Albanian novice, "says Archimandrite Parthenius.
In a letter dated November 9, among other things, it says:
"The Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Bulgarian Patriarchate, taking into account the unity of the Orthodox Church and the real spiritual and pastoral needs, establishes eucharistic unity with the restored Ohrid Archbishopric in the face of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.
The Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric will be recognized and recognized by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church - the Bulgarian Patriarchate as a Mother Church, which first accepts and recognizes its autocephaly, identifies and actualizes it, represents and advocates for it before the Ecumenical Patriarchate and other local churches .
By signing this consent from the heads of the two churches, establish an eucharistic unity and among all their bishops, which will be the basis for the smooth establishment of the eucharistic unity and with the bishops of the other local Orthodox churches.
For the recognition and establishment of the Eucharistic unity, the Bulgarian Patriarch informs the Ecumenical Patriarch, as well as the heads of other local Orthodox churches.
We express hope in the Lord that these proposals and requests will be accepted by the Holy Bishop's Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, for the joy of St. Clement of Ohrid and for the benefit of the overall church completeness. "
This is a rare historic opportunity that the BOC should not miss, said Metropolitan Nahum.
The Macedonian Orthodox Church - the Ohrid Archbishopric recognizes the BOC as its mother church, the BNT concluded, announcing the letter of 9 November, calling it a "historic document".
In the show "Vera and Society" on the Bulgarian state television BNT it is said that in the letter signed by the Macedonian Archbishop Stefan, the MOC-OA speaks of her mother church. The BOC has not yet responded to this request from the MOC.
The show said that the support of this idea was given by grandfather Pratenius, abbot of the monastery of St. John Bigorski. In addition, it was said that if the BOC agreed to this, he should know that he would face resistance from the Serbian and Russian churches, and that is also from the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
"This letter is an important historical opportunity for our church, which should not be crushed. For the first time, the Macedonian church recognizes the Bulgarian Church for Mother Church, "said the emissary.
Archimandrite Parthenius recently welcomed the signing of the Treaty of good neighborly relations with Bulgaria and said that the recognition of the autocephaly of the MOC-OA should come from the Bulgarian Patriarchate. Father Parthenius believes that the canonical jurisdiction in the territory now functioning by the MOC-OA, was last held by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Partenij encourages the Bulgarian hierarchs, in the name of the good relations between the two nations, the Macedonian and Bulgarian, the BOC to recognize the autocephaly of the MOC-OA.
"The Bulgarian Church, as the only true and worthy Mother Church, must with a broad heart be recognized by the Macedonian church, which, for half a century, has successfully performed its pastoral and evangelical mission in a multinational state, and is accepted by all Orthodox, regardless of their nationality. For example, in the Bigorski brotherhood we have one monk Serb, another Roma, the third Palestinian, and at the moment we have one ethnic Albanian novice, "says Archimandrite Parthenius.
In a letter dated November 9, among other things, it says:
"The Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Bulgarian Patriarchate, taking into account the unity of the Orthodox Church and the real spiritual and pastoral needs, establishes eucharistic unity with the restored Ohrid Archbishopric in the face of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.
The Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric will be recognized and recognized by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church - the Bulgarian Patriarchate as a Mother Church, which first accepts and recognizes its autocephaly, identifies and actualizes it, represents and advocates for it before the Ecumenical Patriarchate and other local churches .
By signing this consent from the heads of the two churches, establish an eucharistic unity and among all their bishops, which will be the basis for the smooth establishment of the eucharistic unity and with the bishops of the other local Orthodox churches.
For the recognition and establishment of the Eucharistic unity, the Bulgarian Patriarch informs the Ecumenical Patriarch, as well as the heads of other local Orthodox churches.
We express hope in the Lord that these proposals and requests will be accepted by the Holy Bishop's Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, for the joy of St. Clement of Ohrid and for the benefit of the overall church completeness. "
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