Metropolitan and Archbishop of Cluj Has Something to Say

Archbishop Bartolomeu of Cluj declared to BBC Romania that the published version of the new statute of the Romanian Orthodox Church has some interpolations intruded which were not discussed or debated and approved. The issue was discussed in the March 2008 Session of the Holy Synod and clarified.

Archbishop Bartolomeu become Metropolitan [a higher rank in the Romanian Orthodox Church] after a lot of presure made towards and upon the Synodals of Romania and by spliting apart the Metropolitante of Ardeal, the inheritance of Metropolitan Andrei Saguna.

The controversy and the interpolation Bishop Bartolomeu is speaking about are related to the so called "stavropighi" monasteries depending directly under the authority of the Romanian Patriarchate and of course under the administration of the Patriarch.

The paradox of Archbishop Bartolomeu thinking and reflection is revealed in the fact that he is very much in favour to split ancient and traditional administrative units of the Church, also open administrative units abroad Romania, more exactly, the Romanian Patriarchate [in his vison} can and must open new administrative units aborad but not inside traditional teritory of the Romanian Patriarchate. He very soon forgot the split of Ardeal Metropolitanate just for him to have a higher position.

Audio declaration of Metropolitan and Archbishop Bartolomeu to BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/romanian/meta/dps/2008/02/080229_bartolomeu_interviu?size=au&bgc=003399&lang=ro&nbram=1&nbwm=1

New Bishoprics and Bishops in The Romanian Orthodox Church

Bishop Visarion Răşinăreanul, vicar of Sibiu Archbishopric was elected for Tulcea with 39 votes

Bishop Petroniu Sălăjanul, vicar of Oradea Bishopric was elected Bishop of Salaj with 28 votes

Sebastian Ilfoveanul, vicar of Arhiepiscopric of Bucharest was elected Bishop of Slatina with 39 votes

Bishop Siluan Marsilianul, vicar of Orthodoxe Romanian Orthodox Metopolitante of Western and Meridional Europe was elected for the Romanian Bishopric in Italy with 39votes.

Arhimandrite Mihail Filimon was elected Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Bishopric in Australia and New Zeeland with 38 votes.

Arhimandrite Timotei Lauran was elected for the Romanian Orthodox Bishopric of Spain and Portugal with 39 de voturi.

Protosinghel Macarie Drăgoi was elected for the Romanian Orthodox Bishopric of Northern Europe with 42 votes

Metropolitan Teofan, Archbishop of Craiova, was elected Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina

Although the candidates of the Metropolitan Assemby of Moldova and Bucovina designated as favourites Bishop Casian of Galati - Lower Danube and Bishop Ioan of Covasna and Harghita after a motion introduced by Calinic Botoseneanul, the vicar of Iassy Archbishopric with the support of 500 personalities and intelectuals form Moldova, two new candidates were designateed and agreed by the Holy Synod: Calinic Botoseneanul and Teofan of Craiova.

Archbishop Teofan was elected with 39 out of 45 votes.

After this election the see of Oltenia Metroplitanate is vacant.

The Romanian Orthodox Church Has a New Statute

A renewed statute according to the new needs of the Orthodox community in Romania become efective at the beginning of March 2008 after being published in the Official Monitor of Romania.

Undertitle Freedom and Responsibility for Comunion in the Church, the new Statute is focusing especially towards the relationships between authonomy and cooperation in the Church and with the Society. The second focus is on administarting the Church inheritance, assets and economy.

The Delagation of Romanian Civil Society Leaders from Harghita, Covasna and Mures was Lead by Ioan Selegean, Local Orthodox Bis

THe message of President BAsescu was short and concise: "Only Together".

Bishop Laszlo Tokes, Europarlamentarian from Romania Participated in Sf Gheorghe Town Meeting for Authonomy

Bishop Tokes, Reformed Bishop in Oradea, North-West of Transylvania said that the Kosovo independence is the righta and most favourable time to rise the problem of Hungarian authonomy in Romania.

At the meeting was made public that the onofficial referendum that begun last year about 400.000 people with voting age participated in the pool and 300.000 sign for authonomy. The petition for authonomy will be sent to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe as Memorandum, and a Raporteur will be ask to come to in an official mission in Romania to establish officially the will of the Hungarians.

99.3 of participants in the pool voted in favour of authonomy.

Today, The National Szekely (Magyar) Council, Székely Nemzeti Tanács will make public the results of the pool regarding the authonomy of this region

The pool was unofficlally run in three counties in Romania: Harghita, Covasna and Mures. The President of Romania, Traian Basescu, is visiting the Region [he said in private visit] since yestarday afternoon.

The authonomy expressed by the pool voters is shaped in the frame of a regional parliament, regional authonomous bank and justice, as people manifesting in favour of Kosovo recognition declared.

The National Szekely Council is a Civic organization established in 2003 at the initiative of 150 citizen assembly delegations form towns and villages in the so called Szekely Land, a part of Transylvania were Hungarians are in majority (90%).

Nicholas Burns Spoke

The adjunt of the State Secretary of USA stated that Kosovo in not a precedent for separatist movements in Transylvania (Ardeal). "Kosovo is not a valid example for Romania", said N. Burns in a declaration made for Hotnews.

No Politician in Romania, Except Hungarian Politicians, Recognize Kosovo as State

The Paliament of Romania will assemby at 18:00 to meke the official declaration on Kosovo

Radu Campeanu, Prominent Liberal Leader Said"

Hungarians must be taken out of the Government of Romania and kept where their place is.

In Kosovo Case the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania Said That Romania Should Recognize Imediatlly the Independence

The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania are part of the Government and its opinion is 100 % divergent with the Prime Minister and the Liberal Party.

Leaders of all political parties asked the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania to leave the Government.

The reactio of Calin Popescu Tariceanu is soon expected on this matter.

What Archbishop Rowen Williams really did?

In his full capacity as Church leader, clothed in vestments, not in a certain T shirt he did:
1. Proposed an alternative system of law in UK and implicitelly in Europe
2. Made a real attack on the nowadays system of legality, legislation and jurisprudence
3. Underestimate the State as regulatory institution and the Parliament as legislative, asking for an alternative system that belongs to religious patterns of Islam and Islamic thinkers
4. Accepted values that subminate women statute at all aspects
5. Spoke not on behalf of the Anglican Christianity, the only purpose for he has been elected as Archbishop
6. Gave a real subject to even moderate secularist that are constantly saying that Churches should/must be out of public space

Are we right to think that he should reflect upon resignation from the office of Archbishop?

Islam in Europe

Dear Rowen William before going to speak in public listen other analysts, as because of sermons like yours people say that Churhces should be out of public space. We know it should not be the case but document yourself before you deliver words from you mouth.

Just Before Unilateral proclamation of Independent Kosovo Archbishop Calls for Some Sharia Law

He even dare to say "unfinished business".

Christian Churches Destroyed By Albanian Jihad Fanatics 1/2

Churches and monasteries that had withstood five centuries of Ottoman rule have been destroyed in a few months by Albanian terrorists willing to become independent

Christian Churches Destroyed By Albanian Jihad Fanatics 2/2

Churches and monasteries that had withstood five centuries of Ottoman rule have been destroyed in a few months by Albanian terrorists willing to become independent

Crucified Kosovo

Churches and monasteries that had withstood five centuries of Ottoman rule have been destroyed in a few months by Albanian terrorists willing to become independent

John Bolton: Kosovo will spark islamic extremism in Europe

Noam Chomsky About Serbia, Kosovo, Yugoslavia and NATO War 1

And the Word of a Specialist in Information and Global Policies

As we follow and going to observe the phenomenon of "independent Kosovo" a preliminary analysis should include also poins of view of specialsits in global policies. Thus for you:Former DEA agent and author, Michael Levine, quoted in the New American Magazine, May 24, 1999

"Ten years ago we were arming and equipping the worst elements of the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan - drug traffickers, arms smugglers, anti-American terrorists…Now we're doing the same thing with the KLA, which is tied in with every known middle and far eastern drug cartel. Interpol, Europol, and nearly every European intelligence and counter-narcotics agency has files open on drug syndicates that lead right to the KLA, and right to Albanian gangs in this country."