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The Patriarchate reacts after Pro Romania printed Orthodox electoral calendars and draws attention to the fact that they contain errors, omissions and erroneous records, even in relation to religious holidays. The patriarchy does not mention the name of the party, but images with the calendars printed by Pro Romania appeared in the public space.
“The Romanian Patriarchate was surprised to learn that a political entity in the electoral campaign had printed, to offer citizens as electoral material, (false) Christian-Orthodox calendars containing not only a political logo, but also liturgical and typical errors. , omissions or erroneous inscriptions of some recently canonized Romanian saints and of some religious holidays. Beyond the fact that such initiative, materialized in the printing of electoral material masked in the Orthodox Christian calendar, constitutes a hijacking of Christian-Orthodox content, image and symbol, violates Law no. 103/1992, on the exclusive right of religious cults for the production of objects of worship (updated on January 29, 2001) according to which the Romanian Orthodox Church has the exclusive right to print Orthodox calendars and sell / distribute them only in churches , monasteries and shops owned by the church ”, is reflected in a statement from the Patriarchate.
According to the cited source, BOR has appealed, over time, to the leaders of political parties in Romania not to allow the recruitment of members of the clergy or the use for political purposes of people, spaces, services and insignia of the church.
“As a result, the Romanian Patriarchate recommends that Orthodox believers look for authentic Orthodox calendars only in churches, monasteries and church shops, to ensure that their text is the one approved annually by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church,” said the source. .
