Finally a Hierarch Stands Openly Against Dinescu

Archbishop of Sibiu, Laurentiu Streza came publicly after Mirecea Dinescu said in a TV interview that there are evidences his predecessor Archbishop Antonie asked Ceausescu to rise him from Colonel to General Rank.

Archbishop Laurentiu warn Dinescu in public and asked him to show evidences.

Also the Father Costantin Stoica from Patriarchate Communication Department said to the media that Dinescu in his position as memeber of National College for Studying the Securitate Archives, can not come with statements without evidences.

In order to make the stituation cristal clear the Romanian Patrirachate said it will make a penal complaint to the prosecutor.

Archbishop Laurentiu came into the hierarchy of the Romanian Orthodox Church after a succesful career as Professor in Liturgical Theology. Becoming widow, he took the monastic wowes and was elected forst bishop fof Caransebes. Archbishop Laurentiu has four childeren. He knows the complexity of life church from parish up to metropolitanate as he was close to Metropolitan Antony. In defending him he reminded that Antony was a political convict and the communists emprisoned him.