The Patriarch of Romania expressed his compassion and solidarity in a letter to Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia.
We reproduce the full text:
Bucharest, 4 May 2023,
His Beatitude PORFIRIJE,
Archbishop of Pec,
Metropolitan of Belgrad-Karlovci,
Serbian Patriarch
Your Beatitude,
Christ is Risen!
The news of the tragic event that took place in the morning of 3 May 2023, at a school in Belgrade, that caused the death of 8 innocent children and one adult, leaving injured 7 others, deeply grieved us.
We note with great concern that violence bringing death, manifested by people regardless of age, is increasingly present in today’s society, contradicting the sacred gift of life that comes from God.
In these moments of sadness for the people of Serbia, we pray to our most compassionate God to rest in His peace and love the souls of the ones killed in this tragic event and to grant swift recovery to the wounded ones, as well as consolation to the grieving families, in the light of the Resurrection of Christ, Who has overcome death.
With brotherly love in Jesus Christ, the Risen Lord,
† DANIEL
Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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