| Three days of mourning in Serbia |
| 15 November 2009 | 15:25
| Source:
Beta, Tanjug |
BELGRADE --
The Serbian government has proclaimed three days of mourning in honor of the late Serbian Orthodox Church head His Holiness Patriarch Pavle.
 | Tadić attends a prayer service today (Tanjug)
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The days of mourning will be observed from November 16-18.
Serbian President Boris Tadić said that the loss of the Patriarch is great, adding that his death is a loss for the Serbian people that cannot be replaced.
“There are people who with their existence alone can hold people together. Patriarch Pavle was such a person,” Tadić said.
“His passing is a personal loss for me,” he added.
Tadić said that he has always consulted Patriarch Pavle during these trying and difficult times that Serbia has gone through, and that he always gave his opinion.
Tadić said that Patriarch Pavle was held in high esteem throughout the Christian world.
Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković said that the death is a very sad event for the people of Serbia and a great loss for the country.
“The Serbian Orthodox Church and Serbian people have lost a wise leader who showed the road of peace, justice and humanity to all religious followers during difficult times in Serbia,” Cvetkovic said.
Serb Progressive Party (SNS) leader Tomislav Nikolić sent a telegram of condolences to the Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church, adding that Patriarch Pavle left an imprint on the Serbian people and their history that will last forever.
“In my name and in the name of SNS I would like to express our mourning because His Holiness, Serbian Patriarch Pavle, is no longer with us,” Nikolić said.
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