KPS escort bishop out of monastery

Kosovo police have forced a group of rebel monks and former Bishop Artemije, who was <a href="http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=11&dd=19&nav_id=71002" class="text-link" target= "_blank">defrocked last night </a>by the SPC Synod, out of the Duboki potok monastery.

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Saturday, 20.11.2010.

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Kosovo police have forced a group of rebel monks and former Bishop Artemije, who was defrocked last night by the SPC Synod, out of the Duboki potok monastery. The police brought out “the usurpers” without use of force and all monasteries are now back under control of the Raska-Prizren Eparchy and Kosovo-Metohija Eparchy, the announcement reads. KPS escort bishop out of monastery It also adds that “liberation” of the monastery lasted until 4:30 in the morning and that former Bishop Artemije made a small incident when he locked himself up in a room and refused to come out. “Only when monastery’s Prior Romilo gave his blessings policemen broke the lock and after that the former bishop went down to the car and drove toward administrative line together with his supporters,” it is explained in the announcement. It is also added that the defrocked bishop was yesterday supported by about 40 monks and a dozen of citizens and that the SPC has already filed criminal charges against “schismatic group led by former Bishop Artemije”. “It is expected that all participants in these unfortunate events will soon be criminally prosecuted according to the law of Serbia for violent usurpation of Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) property and endangering of public safety and peace,” the announcement points out. EULEX representatives neither interfered with police work nor entered the monastery and the church dignitaries stressed that claims that Albanian special police forces took part in the operation were incorrect and malicious. “Only the local Serbs, who have good connections with the clergy and the people and who showed enviable professionalism and patience, were engaged in Duboki potok,” the eparchy’s announcement concludes. Former Bishop Artemije (Tanjug)

KPS escort bishop out of monastery

It also adds that “liberation” of the monastery lasted until 4:30 in the morning and that former Bishop Artemije made a small incident when he locked himself up in a room and refused to come out.

“Only when monastery’s Prior Romilo gave his blessings policemen broke the lock and after that the former bishop went down to the car and drove toward administrative line together with his supporters,” it is explained in the announcement.

It is also added that the defrocked bishop was yesterday supported by about 40 monks and a dozen of citizens and that the SPC has already filed criminal charges against “schismatic group led by former Bishop Artemije”.

“It is expected that all participants in these unfortunate events will soon be criminally prosecuted according to the law of Serbia for violent usurpation of Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) property and endangering of public safety and peace,” the announcement points out.

EULEX representatives neither interfered with police work nor entered the monastery and the church dignitaries stressed that claims that Albanian special police forces took part in the operation were incorrect and malicious.

“Only the local Serbs, who have good connections with the clergy and the people and who showed enviable professionalism and patience, were engaged in Duboki potok,” the eparchy’s announcement concludes.

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