Another mediatic bomb on Church - Securitate relationships was launched yestarday by Mircea Dinescu a member of National College for Studying the Securitate Archives. Since 17 years Mircea Dinescu is speaking to the media and is writing or talking in TV Shows on this issue, but he was not able to come with more than one document on clergy effecive collaboratian with the former political police of the Communiste regime [the only documents he was able to show were the files of Iusin Marchis, former abbot of Cheia Monastery, actual abbot of Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest, reporting on Sitzerland Ambassador's Wife.
Yet, Dinescu keeps talking. Yestarday he said that the former Metropolitan of Sibiu, Archbishop Antonie asked Ceausescu to rise him to the rank of General of Securitate. Asked preciselly Dinescu said there is a letter ... but he is not able to show it. Dinescu also declared that the Securitate Academy used to select graduates and sent them to the Theological Institute in Sibiu to penetrate the Church structures. Again he came with no evidence.
After launching these media bombs he said that the files of all Hierarch of the Orthodox Church will be checked before elections of a new Patriarch.
Yet, Dinescu keeps talking. Yestarday he said that the former Metropolitan of Sibiu, Archbishop Antonie asked Ceausescu to rise him to the rank of General of Securitate. Asked preciselly Dinescu said there is a letter ... but he is not able to show it. Dinescu also declared that the Securitate Academy used to select graduates and sent them to the Theological Institute in Sibiu to penetrate the Church structures. Again he came with no evidence.
After launching these media bombs he said that the files of all Hierarch of the Orthodox Church will be checked before elections of a new Patriarch.
