Borisov: Only those for whom faith is more important than health are in the temples

04/09/2020 Bulgaria

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Parents can’t say, “Don’t go to church,” so they throw their arms out. We, as headquarters and government, can say: only those in dire need, only those in real need, and it is more powerful than the fear of contracting a coronavirus. This was announced in a briefing by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who met with the Holy Synod due to the measures surrounding Tsvetnitsa and Easter.

Finally, the temples will remain open, unlike what was decided, for example, in Greece and Serbia.

When asked by reporters why measures regarding churches and monasteries are still desirable, Bishop Gabriel of Bulgaria reacted with ardent protection from the Prime Minister: God, and pray for him that the Lord has given you a leader you have not made a leader who didn’t do what they did to us. “

The church has something without which a Christian cannot: it is the sacred liturgy, it does not go to the park, emphasized the metropolitan.

“The Bishop of Varna said: I have between 30 and 40 people who, if they don’t go to church, we had better kill them.” There are thousands who go by tradition, I will urge them not to go, “said Borisov.

According to him, churches will be lit, liturgies will be performed, and bells will be rung, but masks will be delivered free of charge, disinfectant, and the Home Office will be used and church officials will control the distance between the laity. “The government, the synod, and the people must be very, very disciplined, so that we can honor our faith, that we seek trust in the Lord.” “The Lord helps, but he does not come in,” said the prime minister. “

He noted that the BNT would broadcast the liturgies in the temples so that citizens could celebrate the holidays at home.

Therefore, the temples remain open, but “only for those for whom their need to go is greater than their fear of the coronavirus, so that we do not kill the spirit in these people, this is extremely important for the nation.” “I will bear reproach and punishment if we are not right with the rulers and the patriarch,” Borisov stressed.

He himself declared that he would not attend church at Easter, to set an example and not put other people at risk.