Statement on the Tragic Conversion of Hagia Sophia from Museum to Mosque
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Friday, July 10, 2020

 

We, the Executive Committee of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, protest the decision of the civil courts in Turkey, as well as the clear direction of their government, to re-convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque. As citizens of the United States of America, we implore our government to intervene for the reversal of this decision. Furthermore, we urge the Turkish government to return to the status quo whereby Hagia Sophia remains a museum, respecting both its origins and history.

By contrast, this unilateral action denies the universal vocation of this holy and sacred place. Hagia Sophia belongs to the whole of humanity as a World Heritage Site. Built in 537 AD during the reign of Emperor Justinian, it has been, for more than a millennium, a place of rich cultural and spiritual inspiration for all.

We are particularly concerned about the negative effects such a change will have on religious pluralism in Turkey, as well as on the relations among nations and between faith-based organizations. We call on the international community to invite the Turkish authorities to revise their decision, affording all people the opportunity to continue enjoying the full and rich history and beauty of this outstanding landmark. This unique Christian monument should remain open to all as a sign of co-existence and peace among all peoples of good will.

 

Изјава ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Π³ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Π²Π°Ρ€Π°ΡšΠ° Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚Π΅ Π‘ΠΎΡ„ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Ρƒ ΡŸΠ°ΠΌΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ

 

Ми, Π˜Π·Π²Ρ€ΡˆΠ½ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄Π±ΠΎΡ€ Π‘ΠΊΡƒΠΏΡˆΡ‚ΠΈΠ½Π΅ канонских православних Спископа Π‘Ρ˜Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡšΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ… АмСричких Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π°, ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‚Π΅ΡΡ‚ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΠ² ΠΎΠ΄Π»ΡƒΠΊΠ΅ грађанских судова Ρƒ Π’ΡƒΡ€ΡΠΊΠΎΡ˜, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΠ² јаснС Π½Π°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Π΅ ΡšΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π΅ Π’Π»Π°Π΄Π΅ Π΄Π° Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚Ρƒ Π‘ΠΎΡ„ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Π²ΠΎΡ€Π΅   Ρƒ ΡŸΠ°ΠΌΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ. Као Π³Ρ€Π°Ρ’Π°Π½ΠΈ Π‘Ρ˜Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡšΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ… АмСричких Π”Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΠ²Π°ΠΌΠΎ Π½Π°ΡˆΡƒ Π’Π»Π°Π΄Ρƒ Π΄Π° ΠΈΠ½Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€Π²Π΅Π½ΠΈΡˆΠ΅ Ρƒ Ρ†ΠΈΡ™Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡˆΡ‚Π΅ΡšΠ° ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΎΠ΄Π»ΡƒΠΊΠ΅. Π”Π°Ρ™Π΅, Ρ‚Ρ€Π°ΠΆΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΠΎΠ΄ турскС Π’Π»Π°Π΄Π΅ Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ²Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ статус ΠΊΠ²ΠΎ Ρƒ којСм сС Π½Π°Π»Π°Π·ΠΈ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚Π° Π‘ΠΎΡ„ΠΈΡ˜Π° ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΠΎΠ½Π° ΠΈ Π΄Π°Ρ™Π΅ Π±ΡƒΠ΄Π΅ ΠΌΡƒΠ·Π΅Ρ˜, ΠΏΠΎΡˆΡ‚ΡƒΡ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ ΠΈ њСн настанак ΠΈ ΡšΠ΅Π½Ρƒ ΠΈΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ.

 

Π˜Π½Π°Ρ‡Π΅, ΠΎΠ²Π° Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎΡΡ‚Ρ€Π°Π½Π° Ρ€Π°Π΄ΡšΠ° Π½Π΅Π³ΠΈΡ€Π° ΡƒΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅Ρ€Π·Π°Π»Π½ΠΈ Π·Π½Π°Ρ‡Π°Ρ˜ ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ свСтог ΠΈ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΠΎΠ³ мСста. Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚Π° Π‘ΠΎΡ„ΠΈΡ˜Π° ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΏΠ°Π΄Π° Ρ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π°Π²ΠΎΠΌ човСчанству ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ свСтско наслСђС. Π˜Π·Π³Ρ€Π°Ρ’Π΅Π½Π° 537. Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π·Π° Π²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅ Π²Π»Π°Π΄Π°Π²ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Ρ†Π°Ρ€Π° ΠˆΡƒΡΡ‚ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ˜Π°Π½Π°, Π±ΠΈΠ»Π° јС, Π΄ΡƒΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄ Ρ…ΠΈΡ™Π°Π΄Ρƒ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π°, Π·Π° свС мСсто Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ ΠΊΡƒΠ»Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΠΈ Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎΠ³ Π½Π°Π΄Π°Ρ…Π½ΡƒΡ›Π°.

ПосСбно смо Π·Π°Π±Ρ€ΠΈΠ½ΡƒΡ‚ΠΈ Π·Π±ΠΎΠ³ Π½Π΅Π³Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΈΡ… послСдица којС Ρ›Π΅ ΠΎΠ²Π° ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Π° ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ‚ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎ вСрски ΠΏΠ»ΡƒΡ€Π°Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°ΠΌ Ρƒ Π’ΡƒΡ€ΡΠΊΠΎΡ˜, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ Π½Π° односС ΠΌΠ΅Ρ’Ρƒ Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΈ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Ρ’Ρƒ Ρ€Π΅Π»ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΡ˜ΡΠΊΠΈΡ… ΠΎΡ€Π³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π°. Позивамо ΠΌΠ΅Ρ’ΡƒΠ½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρƒ Π·Π°Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ†Ρƒ Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π΅ турскС власти Π΄Π° ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΎΠ²Ρƒ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ˜Ρƒ ΠΎΠ΄Π»ΡƒΠΊΡƒ, ΠΈ Ρ‚ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ ΠΏΡ€ΡƒΠΆΠ΅ свим Ρ™ΡƒΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΊΡƒ Π΄Π° ΠΈ Π΄Π°Ρ™Π΅ ΡƒΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ Ρƒ ΠΏΡƒΠ½ΠΎΡ˜ ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ‚ΠΎΡ˜ ΠΈΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ ΠΈ Π»Π΅ΠΏΠΎΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ ΠΈΠ·Π²Π°Π½Ρ€Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎΠ³ Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅ΠΊ-Π΄Π΅Π»Π°. Овај Ρ˜Π΅Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΡΡ‚Π²Π΅Π½ΠΈ Ρ…Ρ€ΠΈΡˆΡ›Π°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈ спомСник Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π°Π»ΠΎ Π±ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΠΈ Π½Π°Π΄Π°Ρ™Π΅ Π±ΡƒΠ΄Π΅ ΠΎΡ‚Π²ΠΎΡ€Π΅Π½ свима ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ Π·Π½Π°ΠΊ саТивота ΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΡ€Π° ΠΌΠ΅Ρ’Ρƒ свим Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π΄ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π΅ Π²ΠΎΡ™Π΅.

 

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