The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, this week received the ambassadors of Canada and Australia to the country.
Discussion focused on Serbian emigres and refugees who found a new home in Canada and Australia, and where they built Orthodox churches and monasteries to meet their spiritual needs and preserve the religious tradition of their ancestors.
The foreign envoys thanked the Patriarch of Serbia for the reception and cordial conversation, during which they also expressed their desire to listen to position of the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church regarding problems plaguing the region. In turn, His Holiness pointed out that the Serbian Church is firmly committed to overcoming divisions and conflicts, and that we must not allow stereotypes and the manipulative stigmatization of any people in the Balkans, as he said. He warned that this causes great damage to the truth and inter-ethnic co-existence.
