Thread by @trikosh

“One of the main prerequisites for enabling normal life for our clergy, monastics, and faithful people in Kosovo and Metohija is the need to ensure a special legal status for our Church.” serb-orthodox-kosovo.com/post/the-place…

“It should be granted under internationally guaranteed protection . . . of our identity, religious freedom, and property rights, ensuring in the meantime economic sustainability, since our communities live on their own hands and labor.”

#freedom #propertyrights #economy

“These solutions are not political issues in themselves, but rather general civilizational matters. [—]. Such an initiative should serve to strengthen religious freedoms for everyone in Kosovo and Metohija.”

“After all, Dečani is a symbol of the encounter of different artistic traditions. For centuries, not only Orthodox Serbs but also other people who live here have recognized the House of God in this sanctuary.”