Albania: Letter of Archbishop Anastasios to Berisha for the profane movie

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"The autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania is very concerned about movie «Ballkan Bazar». In the protest letter addressed to the Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, the Minister Culture, the Ambassador of Italy in Tirana and interfaith Council of Albania, characterized the issue of film Edmond Budina as offensive and defamatory, "says the Albanian newspaper.

Given that the film is extremely sarcastic as priests and
relatives of the dead appeared to be blasphemous and immoral because haggle over the bones of the dead.

In the letter, the Holy Synod of the autocephalous Church of Albania mentioned in interviews the creator of the film that the total cost of 600,000 euros, 60% financed by the Albanian
State and that lying o manufacturer claims that the film is based
on real events.

Noted the desecration and sacrilege of the director and creator of shamelessly offends the orthodox clergy and the Christians of Albania. Notes:

"Edmond Budina trying to put a painful historical reality supposedly in the old village cemetery Kosinë, made illegal exhumations of graves of the old village and the bones were sold as belonging to Greek soldiers of the Albanian Front. For this there is a decision of the Prosecutor of the District Court of Permet, before five years, which restores the truth. The prosecutor Silvana Pani, taking into account all the information about the incident and assisted with forensic expertise, said in writing that "The research shows that during the excavations carried out in the church of St. Mary of the village have Kosinë made actions that reduce respect for the dead. "

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"The goal of the film is cynical insult to the hundreds of Orthodox Albanian citizens, who in a democratic period and money them, offended the Orthodox Church and the Orthodox clergy. "