“In the fall of 1989, the authorities banned the cult of Saint Demetrius the New. In a few months the communist regime fell”

Patriarch Daniel declared on Tuesday, October 27, in the ceremonies organized on the occasion of the feast of the Pious Dimitrie the New, that in the fall of 1989 the communist authorities prohibited the worship of the holy relics, and in a few months the communist regime fell .

His statements were against the restrictions decided by the authorities on this year’s pilgrimage, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“In the fall of 1989, on the occasion of the feast of Saint Demetrius the New, on October 27 the communist authorities prohibited the worship of the holy relics. It has fallen. Patriarchal Cathedral

This year’s pilgrimage to St. Dumitru was carried out in compliance with strict sanitary and social distancing measures, being open only to those who live in Bucharest. Similar restrictions were decided in Iasi, on the occasion of the Feast of the Pious Parascheva, at that time the Patriarch described the measures as discriminatory and disproportionate, accusing the fact that the Romanian Orthodox Church was not consulted.