Prešov, Slovakia, May 17, 2024
Orthodox hierarchs of Slovaki, Abp. Juraj (left), Met. Rastislav (right). Photo: YouTube
The hierarchs of the Orthodox Church in Slovakia condemn the assassination attempt on the Slovakian Prime Minister and are praying for his full recovery.
Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot five times on Wednesday in the town of Handlova. He was airlifted to a nearby hospital and his condition stabilized overnight, though remaining critical.
His Eminence Metropolitan Rastislav of Prešov, the primate of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, and His Eminence Archbishop Juraj and Michalovce and Košice released the following statement:
It is with concern and pain that we received the news today of the assassination attempt on the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic. This is a horrific, unacceptable, and incomprehensible act that we strongly condemn. As Christians, we pray at every service for our country, its leaders, and all the people who live in it. At this moment, in addition to our usual petitions, we add prayers for the saving of the life and the speedy recovery of one of the highest representatives of the Slovak Republic—Prime Minister Robert Fico. We ask all the clergy and faithful of the Orthodox Church in Slovakia for this prayer and invite all those who do not elevate the value of their own opinion above the worth of human life and who remember the words of our Savior: All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword (Mt. 26:52).
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