site.btaActing Prosecutor General Sarafov Holds Working Meeting with Patriarch Daniil

Acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov and Deputy Prosecutors General Elena Karakasheva and Vanya Stefanova held a working meeting with Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil on Thursday, the prosecution service said. The meeting was also attended by Bishop Pachomius of Branichevo, first vicar of the Metropolitan of Sofia, Bishop Gerasim of Melnik, Secretary General of the Holy Synod, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Kyoseva, legal advisor to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church-BP and Dr. Alexander Smochevsky, advisor on canon law issues to the Bulgarian Patriarch.

During the meeting Borislav Sarafov expressed his firm conviction that the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is united and indivisible with an indisputable historical contribution and a huge role for the national identity, which is proved by its status as a traditional religion in Bulgaria.

The Prosecutor General and his deputies expressed their support for the proposal of the Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil to make the subject "Religion and Orthodoxy" part of the compulsory curriculum in Bulgarian schools. They shared the Bulgarian Patriarch's understanding that biblical values are common to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and studying them would only help strengthen and spiritually grow young people.

The leadership of the prosecution service and Patriarch Daniil reaffirmed their will to deepen the cooperation between each other for the sake of preserving the national identity and unity, and for addressing the important and socially significant issues.