CE report includes data on destruction of heritage in Kosovo

All those structures were roman catholic churches built by Albanians, and you convert it them into serb orthodox churches. who are you kidding???
(the truth, 3 October 2014 16:58)

Wow that's a first! Very creative too! I've never heard a rabid Albanian nationalist claim those churches as theirs. See the problem here is when it comes to heritage, the only heritage Kosovo-Metohija has is Serbian Orthodox Christian. The oldest buildings standing on Kosovo-Metohija are in fact these churches.

Now I obviously see why it's in your best interest to claim those as Albanian. You have no history of your own, and the oldest buildings there prove it.

Question, if those are Albanian churches, why did the rabid Albanians destroy so many of them? Did they not get the memo they were supposed to pretend they were Albanian churches?! Bring it up at your next meeting!

@ the truth
You need to study history. Kosovo was never a part of the western Roman Empire it was always under Byzantine (Serbian) authority therefore making historically incorrect that the churches were Catholic. The destruction of any religious property puts you in the same category as barbaric animals we have today known as ISIS

Put simply, for those who only understand simplicity, there is no Albanian cultural heritage in Kosovo. The Byzantine style Orthodox churches are entirely Serbian heritage. The typical Ottoman mosques and buildings are of-course Turkish. And that's it, in so far as architectural history is conderned. The destruction of ancient churches was and is an attempt to eradicate Serbian cultural heritage. Kosovo is historically a Serbian territory. And always has been.

Dear "truth". If the nonsense you are saying was true, why did radicalized Albanians tear them down?

Serbia's opinion was received well by the other members of the committee, but also by the rapporteur, especially considering that more than a few of those buildings are protected by UNESCO and that many were constructed in the Middle Ages, she remarked.

All those structures were roman catholic churches built by Albanians, and you convert it them into serb orthodox churches. who are you kidding???

Byzantine architecture my dear truth is not a feature of Roman Catholicism that came much later, and is certainly not Albanian. Or are you going to lay claim to Constantine the Great and his successors as well??

From the truth: "All those structures were roman catholic churches built by Albanians, and you convert it them into serb orthodox churches. who are you kidding???"

Now that's funny! Please explain then why those structures are all of Byzantine architecture and not the plain and boring catholic style?

And while you're at it, tell us why would Albanians have destroyed these structures if they were built by Albanians in the first place?

Next time think before you start pounding away at your keyboard.

The Truth...Even if we were to accept the stupidity of your thesis, even YOU can understand that burning down your own house is unnacceptable.

Stick to the article's point, and please swallow your shame with whatever dignity you might have.

All those structures were roman catholic churches built by Albanians, and you convert it them into serb orthodox churches. who are you kidding???
(the truth, 3 October 2014 16:58)

Well, the thing is that, according to some Serbs, history in Kosovo (or for that matter, the universe) started when Serbs populated Kosovo - nothing existed before then :)

The burning of Churches by albanians is obvious a madness. Burning down churches or mosques or synagogues is medieval mentality. It's a shameful example that the spirit of 17th century is still alive in the hot-headed balkans people.

On the other side those churches (i mean Serbian Orthodox Church)was and much or less still is a Hate Preaching Machine against albanians and bosniaks. And declared themselves as The Defenders of the Christanity and of the Western Civilisation from the Islamic Terrorism. (The very christians and West which they accused of being fascists, imperialist, serbophobic etc etc).

And as far as i know even the Ustashe used the Catholic Church (or vice versa)to justify a pure ethnical cleansing as a "Holy Crusade".
And if i'm not wrong even many bosniaks saw the Bosnian War as a Religous War.

The only good advice that you can get is what germans painfully learned 400 hundred years ago: Religion is a personal matter not a Wold Crusade.

(icj1, 4 October 2014 02:31) Well, the thing is that, according to some Serbs, history in Kosovo (or for that matter, the universe) started when Serbs populated Kosovo - nothing existed before then.

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Byzantine architecture my dear truth is not a feature of Roman Catholicism that came much later, and is certainly not Albanian. Or are you going to lay claim to Constantine the Great and his successors as well??
(The Pope,

If you knew anything about Constantine the Great you would know that he was born around modern day Nish. Do you know who lived in that area during his lifetime?

Hint: It wasn't Serbs.

The destruction of any religious property puts you in the same category as barbaric animals we have today known as ISIS
(Sam D, 4 October 2014 20:00)
And the destruction of religious property by Serbs in Kosovo before they were driven out by the bombing campaign put them into which category??

You can't burn a mosque yesterday and be offended at the burning of a church today. BOTH are equally evil acts and is only condoned by animals as you say.

True Eastern Orthodox Churches must have their main entrances facing West and the congregation facing East. This is not the case for many of the old Serbian churches in Kosova. This proves that those churches were not originally Serbian Orthodox but Albanian Catholic which were built before the split in the Christian Church around the year 1053 A.D.

The Serb Churches that were destroyed in 2004 were done so not due to religion, but because they represented the government of Milosevic. The same goes for those Serb churches still standing.

The events of 2004 in Kosova did not take place in a vacuum. Recall that during the war in Kosova in 1999, Serb MUP, military, paramilitary as well as local civilians not only attempted genocide, ethnic cleansing, murder and rape, they also burned thousands of Albanian homes. In addition, they also destroyed many Catholic churches, Mosques and Islamic libraries with the intent of eradicating Albanian culture. With their wounds still raw, the Albanians showed great restraint after several Serb men with dogs hunted down three young Albanian boys, killing two of them.

(icj1, 4 October 2014 02:31) Well, the thing is that, according to some Serbs, history in Kosovo (or for that matter, the universe) started when Serbs populated Kosovo - nothing existed before then.

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One icj1 commentator has previously claimed that he and everyone else here are "nobodies". Not only is icj1's current contribution entirely "off-topic", but as a nihilist, icj1 is least qualified to comment on the existence of others.
(Amnesty Yugoslavia, 5 October 2014 05:40)

Not sure what the above means but I'm sure you're on to something after you collect your thoughts :)

Anyway, I was just referring to the most patriotic of Serbs who say that Kosovo has always been Serbian. If that's not correct, please direct any questions to them!

If you knew anything about Constantine the Great you would know that he was born around modern day Nish. Do you know who lived in that area during his lifetime?

Hint: It wasn't Serbs.
(cry me a river, 5 October 2014 20:06)

HAHAHA, so Constantine the Great, Alexander the Great and just about every other historical figure was Albanian, they just didn't know it. If that's so, how did you guys go from these great leaders to organ and heroin traffickers like Hashish Thaci?

Sorry, but your phantom historical greatness that no sane person could ever account for simply do not match up with the people you have today posing as leaders of your impoverished community.

The oldest buildings standing on Kosovo-Metohija are in fact these churches.
(Ari Gold, 3 October 2014 19:44)

That's not true... There are older buildings in Kosovo-Metohija. Kosovo's history does not start with some churches were built.

That's not true... There are older buildings in Kosovo-Metohija. Kosovo's history does not start with some churches were built.
(icj1, 7 October 2014 02:52)

Wait, your brother below said that these were Albanian churches that were converted to Serbian. Now you are implying that they could very well be Serbian ones. I just want to be clear on the official party line that was agreed upon at that meeting you guys were just at.

The reason why they are important is because the Serbian Monasteries were built in the 1300-1400s, and there is not one piece of architecture that is older than these Monastery's which you can distinctly claim as Albanian. But according to Serbophobes like Ian UK, Serbs are actually colonialists... from a Brit at that.


You've ethnically cleansed most of the people, you destroyed a lot of these ancient monasteries and churches. But the one thing you will never be able to do is manufacture traces of your so-called historical greatness on Kosovo-Metohija, because it does not exist.

Serbia's opinion was received well by the other members of the committee, but also by the rapporteur, especially considering that more than a few of those buildings are protected by UNESCO and that many were constructed in the Middle Ages, she remarked.

All those structures were roman catholic churches built by Albanians, and you convert it them into serb orthodox churches. who are you kidding???

All those structures were roman catholic churches built by Albanians, and you convert it them into serb orthodox churches. who are you kidding???
(the truth, 3 October 2014 16:58)

Well, the thing is that, according to some Serbs, history in Kosovo (or for that matter, the universe) started when Serbs populated Kosovo - nothing existed before then :)

All those structures were roman catholic churches built by Albanians, and you convert it them into serb orthodox churches. who are you kidding???
(the truth, 3 October 2014 16:58)

Wow that's a first! Very creative too! I've never heard a rabid Albanian nationalist claim those churches as theirs. See the problem here is when it comes to heritage, the only heritage Kosovo-Metohija has is Serbian Orthodox Christian. The oldest buildings standing on Kosovo-Metohija are in fact these churches.

Now I obviously see why it's in your best interest to claim those as Albanian. You have no history of your own, and the oldest buildings there prove it.

Question, if those are Albanian churches, why did the rabid Albanians destroy so many of them? Did they not get the memo they were supposed to pretend they were Albanian churches?! Bring it up at your next meeting!

@ the truth
You need to study history. Kosovo was never a part of the western Roman Empire it was always under Byzantine (Serbian) authority therefore making historically incorrect that the churches were Catholic. The destruction of any religious property puts you in the same category as barbaric animals we have today known as ISIS

Put simply, for those who only understand simplicity, there is no Albanian cultural heritage in Kosovo. The Byzantine style Orthodox churches are entirely Serbian heritage. The typical Ottoman mosques and buildings are of-course Turkish. And that's it, in so far as architectural history is conderned. The destruction of ancient churches was and is an attempt to eradicate Serbian cultural heritage. Kosovo is historically a Serbian territory. And always has been.

Dear "truth". If the nonsense you are saying was true, why did radicalized Albanians tear them down?

The Truth...Even if we were to accept the stupidity of your thesis, even YOU can understand that burning down your own house is unnacceptable.

Stick to the article's point, and please swallow your shame with whatever dignity you might have.

From the truth: "All those structures were roman catholic churches built by Albanians, and you convert it them into serb orthodox churches. who are you kidding???"

Now that's funny! Please explain then why those structures are all of Byzantine architecture and not the plain and boring catholic style?

And while you're at it, tell us why would Albanians have destroyed these structures if they were built by Albanians in the first place?

Next time think before you start pounding away at your keyboard.

The burning of Churches by albanians is obvious a madness. Burning down churches or mosques or synagogues is medieval mentality. It's a shameful example that the spirit of 17th century is still alive in the hot-headed balkans people.

On the other side those churches (i mean Serbian Orthodox Church)was and much or less still is a Hate Preaching Machine against albanians and bosniaks. And declared themselves as The Defenders of the Christanity and of the Western Civilisation from the Islamic Terrorism. (The very christians and West which they accused of being fascists, imperialist, serbophobic etc etc).

Byzantine architecture my dear truth is not a feature of Roman Catholicism that came much later, and is certainly not Albanian. Or are you going to lay claim to Constantine the Great and his successors as well??

(icj1, 4 October 2014 02:31) Well, the thing is that, according to some Serbs, history in Kosovo (or for that matter, the universe) started when Serbs populated Kosovo - nothing existed before then.

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One icj1 commentator has previously claimed that he and everyone else here are "nobodies". Not only is icj1's current contribution entirely "off-topic", but as a nihilist, icj1 is least qualified to comment on the existence of others.

The events of 2004 in Kosova did not take place in a vacuum. Recall that during the war in Kosova in 1999, Serb MUP, military, paramilitary as well as local civilians not only attempted genocide, ethnic cleansing, murder and rape, they also burned thousands of Albanian homes. In addition, they also destroyed many Catholic churches, Mosques and Islamic libraries with the intent of eradicating Albanian culture. With their wounds still raw, the Albanians showed great restraint after several Serb men with dogs hunted down three young Albanian boys, killing two of them.

If you knew anything about Constantine the Great you would know that he was born around modern day Nish. Do you know who lived in that area during his lifetime?

Hint: It wasn't Serbs.
(cry me a river, 5 October 2014 20:06)

HAHAHA, so Constantine the Great, Alexander the Great and just about every other historical figure was Albanian, they just didn't know it. If that's so, how did you guys go from these great leaders to organ and heroin traffickers like Hashish Thaci?

Sorry, but your phantom historical greatness that no sane person could ever account for simply do not match up with the people you have today posing as leaders of your impoverished community.

The oldest buildings standing on Kosovo-Metohija are in fact these churches.
(Ari Gold, 3 October 2014 19:44)

That's not true... There are older buildings in Kosovo-Metohija. Kosovo's history does not start with some churches were built.

Byzantine architecture my dear truth is not a feature of Roman Catholicism that came much later, and is certainly not Albanian. Or are you going to lay claim to Constantine the Great and his successors as well??
(The Pope,

If you knew anything about Constantine the Great you would know that he was born around modern day Nish. Do you know who lived in that area during his lifetime?

Hint: It wasn't Serbs.

True Eastern Orthodox Churches must have their main entrances facing West and the congregation facing East. This is not the case for many of the old Serbian churches in Kosova. This proves that those churches were not originally Serbian Orthodox but Albanian Catholic which were built before the split in the Christian Church around the year 1053 A.D.

The Serb Churches that were destroyed in 2004 were done so not due to religion, but because they represented the government of Milosevic. The same goes for those Serb churches still standing.

And as far as i know even the Ustashe used the Catholic Church (or vice versa)to justify a pure ethnical cleansing as a "Holy Crusade".
And if i'm not wrong even many bosniaks saw the Bosnian War as a Religous War.

The only good advice that you can get is what germans painfully learned 400 hundred years ago: Religion is a personal matter not a Wold Crusade.

(icj1, 4 October 2014 02:31) Well, the thing is that, according to some Serbs, history in Kosovo (or for that matter, the universe) started when Serbs populated Kosovo - nothing existed before then.

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One icj1 commentator has previously claimed that he and everyone else here are "nobodies". Not only is icj1's current contribution entirely "off-topic", but as a nihilist, icj1 is least qualified to comment on the existence of others.
(Amnesty Yugoslavia, 5 October 2014 05:40)

Not sure what the above means but I'm sure you're on to something after you collect your thoughts :)

Anyway, I was just referring to the most patriotic of Serbs who say that Kosovo has always been Serbian. If that's not correct, please direct any questions to them!

The destruction of any religious property puts you in the same category as barbaric animals we have today known as ISIS
(Sam D, 4 October 2014 20:00)
And the destruction of religious property by Serbs in Kosovo before they were driven out by the bombing campaign put them into which category??

You can't burn a mosque yesterday and be offended at the burning of a church today. BOTH are equally evil acts and is only condoned by animals as you say.

That's not true... There are older buildings in Kosovo-Metohija. Kosovo's history does not start with some churches were built.
(icj1, 7 October 2014 02:52)

Wait, your brother below said that these were Albanian churches that were converted to Serbian. Now you are implying that they could very well be Serbian ones. I just want to be clear on the official party line that was agreed upon at that meeting you guys were just at.

The reason why they are important is because the Serbian Monasteries were built in the 1300-1400s, and there is not one piece of architecture that is older than these Monastery's which you can distinctly claim as Albanian. But according to Serbophobes like Ian UK, Serbs are actually colonialists... from a Brit at that.


You've ethnically cleansed most of the people, you destroyed a lot of these ancient monasteries and churches. But the one thing you will never be able to do is manufacture traces of your so-called historical greatness on Kosovo-Metohija, because it does not exist.