The Sofia Metropolis Has Denied the Slanderous Claims of Pro-Phanar Media

The Sofia Metropolis has officially refuted reports that Bulgarian Patriarch Daniel interrupted the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St. Nedelya due to alleged protests against Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova.

Earlier, a number of media outlets and social media platforms had published manipulative claims that, during the veneration of the miraculous Hawaiian Icon of the Mother of God in the church, shouts of “This isn’t Moscow,” which forced the primate to halt the service. However, an official statement from the Metropolis emphasizes that this information is “false and defamatory.”

According to the Glasove portal, during the morning service, Patriarch Daniel merely called on the congregation to maintain silence and order due to the large crowd and the resulting noise near the icon. Following this appeal, the service continued as usual.
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