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	Patriarch for life

hayesstw

11-12-2008 2:33 AM

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orthodox church, serbia, patriarch pavle

hayesstw says:

The ailing Patriarch of Serbia, Pavle, asked leave of the Synod of Bishops to retire but so far the bishops have showed no sign of acceding to his request. Perhaps they realise that it will be very difficult to find anyone to take his place.

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		The Holy Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) has not confirmed His Holiness Patriarch Pavle's plea to withdraw from his duties.</DIV><BR /></B></FONT><TABLE width="373" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><TBODY><TR><TD><IMG hspace="0" height="262" width="368" vspace="3" border="1" align="center" alt="Patriarch Pavle (FoNet, archive)" src="http://www.b92.net/news/pics/2008/11/12074521044919dad25f649299464703_MidCol.jpg" /></TD></TR><TR><TD align="center" class="classic"><SPAN><DIV>Patriarch Pavle (FoNet, archive)</DIV><BR /></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><FONT size="2"><DIV>
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