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Bulgaria's Orthodox Church elects new head with pro-Russian views
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03/07/2024
Bulgaria's Orthodox Church has elected Daniil, a 52-year-old considered to be pro-Russian, as its new leader in a vote that reflected the divisions in the church and wider society since Russian invaded Ukraine more than two years ago.
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Bulgaria's Orthodox Church is raising eyebrows after electing a pro-Russian clergyman as
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its new head.
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52-year-old Danil was elected as Patriarch in a vote that reflects divisions within the
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Pro- and anti-Russian factions have been butting heads within the senior Bulgarian clergy since
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2019, after the Orthodox Church of Ukraine was recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarch
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in Constantinople.
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Unlike his predecessor, Danil has taken the side of the Moscow Patriarchy in its dispute
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with the Ecumenical Patriarch over the independence of Ukraine's Orthodox Church.
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The Ecumenical Patriarch is regarded as the representative and spiritual leader of Eastern
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Orthodox Christians worldwide.
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His move formalized the split of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine from the Russian Church.
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However, Russian and most other Orthodox Patriarchs refused to accept this.
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