Patriarch says “shame parade” should not be held

Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej has called on competent authorities not to allow the Pride Parade, which he called “shame parade”, to be held. “Our city and our public are this year being shaken by the issue of holding of so-called ‘shame parade’. I would with much justification call this plague ‘shame parade’, which drags human dignity through mud and steps on the holiness of life and family,” the patriarch said in a statement. Patriarch says “shame parade” should not be held “We are getting the impression that the announced parade in Belgrade should cover up and hide the tragic condition of the Serbian people in sad Kosovo and Metohija,” Irinej stressed. He wondered who needed unrests and clashes with all possible consequences in the streets of Belgrade. “We also wonder who will Serbian police protect and defend. A group of queers, who want to impose their minority views, which are basically unnatural, to the other, vast majority that does not share and accept their understanding of the meaning of life and human freedom,” the Serbian patriarch pointed out. According to him, there has been enough of humiliation and fulfillment of foreign wishes. “Such perverse freedom that is offered by the Pride Parade is unknown in our history, tradition and culture. We appeal to all those who intend to stand up to the parade, if it is held, not to do that with use of force because it is not a Christian way of fighting,” Irinej stressed. “Evil cannot be defeated with evil, only with good. In this specific case we believe that it would be most useful to totally ignore the parade participants. That may sober them up. We pray to our lord that common sense prevails in both sides,” the patriarch concluded. Patriarch Irinej (FoNet)

Patriarch says “shame parade” should not be held

“We are getting the impression that the announced parade in Belgrade should cover up and hide the tragic condition of the Serbian people in sad Kosovo and Metohija,” Irinej stressed.

He wondered who needed unrests and clashes with all possible consequences in the streets of Belgrade.

“We also wonder who will Serbian police protect and defend. A group of queers, who want to impose their minority views, which are basically unnatural, to the other, vast majority that does not share and accept their understanding of the meaning of life and human freedom,” the Serbian patriarch pointed out.

According to him, there has been enough of humiliation and fulfillment of foreign wishes.

“Such perverse freedom that is offered by the Pride Parade is unknown in our history, tradition and culture. We appeal to all those who intend to stand up to the parade, if it is held, not to do that with use of force because it is not a Christian way of fighting,” Irinej stressed.

“Evil cannot be defeated with evil, only with good. In this specific case we believe that it would be most useful to totally ignore the parade participants. That may sober them up. We pray to our lord that common sense prevails in both sides,” the patriarch concluded.