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Posted by Prof. Christo Matanov on August 1, 2002, 4:49:27 Konstantin Sabtchev Maxim was tipped for ousting already under Zhivkov's rule, claims Prof. Christo Matanov. Professor Hristo Matanov was born in 1952. He graduated from the Historical Faculty of the 'St. Kliment of Ohrid' university. He specialized in Medieval Balkan History in Greece, Germany and the USA. From April 1, 1993 to October 15, 1996 he's director of the Department of Ecclesiastical Matters. - Prof. Matanov, will the murder of Father Stefan Kamberov help sect the Gordian knot in which the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has been entangled during the recent decade? - On the contrary. This tragic incident has proved that the schism in our church has been smoldering for a very long time. There is official Orthodox church, Holy Synod, Patriarch, etc. However, there is a parallel structure, the Synod headed by Metropolitan Pimen, and yet another, even more important, the so-called "old-style believers", those who stick to the Julian calendar. They are very powerful and influential. This is actually the true canonical schism - between the official church and the old-style believers. For now they are not creating problems, but they may become a headache if someone adjudges that after all there must be only one Orthodox church in this country. Despite the fact that in none of the Orthodox countries there's a church fitting into the type we used to suppose it should be. Neither in Russia nor in Greece, to say nothing of Ukraine. If the state can't keep under control the war within the church it's better to stay away from it. Because the state doesn't do anything. Why Maxim hasn't been registered as a patriarch of Bulgaria yet? The church is a special institution. Once it is discomfited or some kind of precedent appears, it is very difficult to put it straight and restore order. - What in Father Maxim's behavior displeased Todor Zhivkov? - The fact is that Maxim remained impartial during the so-called "revival process". (Abridged)
Kamberov's Murder Triggered off War in Church.
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