Three days of mourning in Serbia

15 November 2009 | 15:25 | Source: Beta, Tanjug
BELGRADE -- The Serbian government has proclaimed three days of mourning in honor of the late Serbian Orthodox Church head His Holiness Patriarch Pavle.

The days of mourning will be observed from November 16-18.

Serbian President Boris Tadić said that the loss of the Patriarch is great, adding that his death is a loss for the Serbian people that cannot be replaced.

“There are people who with their existence alone can hold people together. Patriarch Pavle was such a person,” Tadić said.

“His passing is a personal loss for me,” he added.

Tadić said that he has always consulted Patriarch Pavle during these trying and difficult times that Serbia has gone through, and that he always gave his opinion.

Tadić said that Patriarch Pavle was held in high esteem throughout the Christian world.
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