From there they point out that for more than 2000 years Christianity has been the basis of European civilization. The BOC emphasizes that it has left its indelible mark on all spheres of human life and culture. Jesus Christ and His disciples and followers have served as inspiration in the creation of the greatest works of human art, the synod points out in its position.
The Holy Synod is categorical that the opening ceremony of the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games in France has thrown the Christian world into turmoil. The presented artistic images are completely incompatible with Christian evangelical morality, with Christian spiritual life, with common human reason, with natural human law, with centuries-old European aesthetic criteria, as well as with the classical ideal of beauty – a healthy spirit in a healthy body, embedded in the idea of The olympic games, celebrate the clergy.
According to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church vulgarity and ideological tastelessness are only part of the problem. In his position, it is stated that the religious feelings of the faithful have been offended. The clerics point out that the many critical voices that have been heard for several days testify to the fact that Christian Europe is alive, and attempts to de-Christianize and dehumanize it will not succeed. The Synod emphasizes that all attempts to fight against Christ and the church end in failure.
The path of our people is the European path, but we are for a Christian Europe, for a Europe that respects and honors its history and roots. We are convinced that without a real, living faith in Christ and in eternal Christian values, Europe does not and cannot have a future, writes the Holy Synod.
Illustrative photo: Pontius Pilatus, fresco at the monastery of Transfiguration, VelikoTarnovo diocese, Bulgaria
