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| THE ROMANIAN MEDIA ABOUT THE PATRIARCH TEOCTIST |
| (2007-08-01) |
| Last updated: 2007-08-01 17:41 EET |
From the daily Gardianul, we find out that thousands of believers have started to pour in since Monday night, from all parts of Romania, to bid farewell to Teoctist, who had the highest office in the hierarchy of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Jurnalul National writes that the patriarch, who died at the age of 92, is mourned in all religious establishments across the country. The same daily informs its readers that Teoctist will be buried on Friday, August 3rd at the Patriarchal Cathedral and that a day of national mourning has been declared on that day. Meanwhile, the Church continues to receive messages of condolence taken over by the media. The Roman-Catholic archbishop of Bucharest, Ioan Robu, writes that the patriarch had a long monastic career, and that despite his high office he remained humble and always behaved like a monk.
The Orthodox Church of Russia writes that Teoctist was a wise shepherd of the Romanian people, which he accompanied in its period of restriction and domination of the atheist ideology during communism. He later run the Romanian Orthodox Church with dignity at a time of far reaching social and political changes. Last but not least, the archbishop of the Greek Catholic Church Lucian Muresan recalls the historic visit to Bucharest by Pope John Paul the 2nd at the invitation of Patriarch Teoctist, the first by a pontiff to a majority orthodox country. From now, said Lucian Muresan, from beyond the skies, Teoctist and John Paul will pray for the unity of the Church, for peace and understanding among the Orthodox and the Greek-catholic. The daily Ziua writes that the Vatican has already announced its presence at the funerals on Friday, and that until a new patriarch is elected, this office will be held provisionally by Daniel the Metropolitan Bishop of Moldavia. A theologian, Daniel has taught for a decade in theological institutes in western Europe. Wondering who will be the next patriarch, the daily Romania Libera believes the main contenders are Daniel and Teofan, the Metropolitan Bishop of Oltenia.
The same daily notes that they embrace two different trends within the Romanian Orthodox Church: the ecumenical spirit represented by Daniel and the traditional approach represented by Teofan. We will only find out the name of Teoctist’s successor after the designated 40 days of mourning and negotiation between the Church’s leaders and will be elected by the Church Electoral College. Ziua writes that of the 195 members of the College, 88 are laymen, while 70% are attached politically. An article in the same paper headlined A Political Patriarch writes that the appointment of the head of the Romanian Orthodox Church is at the hand of the political and business communities in this country, an aspect highlighted by Evenimentul Zilei as well. The daily Cotidianul headlines: Teoctist’s Heritage: The Struggle for Power within the Romanian Orthodox Church. The paper notes that the ecumenical and traditionalist groups are not trying to win over the undecided. Finally, the daily Gardianul points out that the Orthodox Church will have a new leader at a time in which this institution enjoys impressive confidence from the people, despite the fact that the influence of the church is dropping significantly on the continent, and that the word reform is on everybody’s lips
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