{"id":171279,"date":"2025-03-16T16:52:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T14:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=171279"},"modified":"2025-03-16T16:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T14:52:50","slug":"block-selfishness-and-egotism-patriarch-porfirije-calls-on-students-and-pupils-to-end-school-and-university-blockades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/block-selfishness-and-egotism-patriarch-porfirije-calls-on-students-and-pupils-to-end-school-and-university-blockades\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;BLOCK SELFISHNESS AND EGOTISM&#8221;: Patriarch Porfirije calls on students and pupils to end school and University blockades!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), Patriarch Porfirije, today called on pupils to return to elementary and high schools, as well as students to return to universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I would like to say, relying on today&#8217;s Gospel, that our children should return to classrooms, to elementary and high schools, and to universities. And that by blocking everything that is sinful\u2014blocking evil thoughts, evil words, and evil actions toward one another\u2014they should all engage in dialogue, learning from each other and teaching each other to find the best path where there is room for everyone,&#8221; said Patriarch Porfirije after the liturgy at the Church of Saint Sava, as reported by the SPC Information Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid022x88RMauv5zMpETRDwKpuCa71iyXyEvS8KdDXHsPB2pwxacuHibgMyx8NPaCikMQl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"614\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>He acknowledged that there have been frequent questions about his stance on student demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I believe there is no one who does not support the fulfillment of student demands, but I am not the one, nor are many of us gathered here, who can say whether they have been met or not. That should be determined by those who are competent, appointed, and paid for that task. That is why we should also block hopelessness, block aimlessness, block intolerance within us, block selfishness, block egotism, and block everything in us that does not acknowledge the existence of others,&#8221; said Patriarch Porfirije.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/burna-proslost-antickog-beograda-evo-kako-je-izgledao-drevni-singidunum-foto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BELGRADE, CAPITAL OF A TUMULTUOUS PAST: Here\u2019s what ancient Singidunum looked like and why it was so important! 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(PHOTO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Nedeljnik,\u00a0<strong>Foto:<\/strong>Printscreen Instagram @porfirije_patrijarh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), Patriarch Porfirije, today called on pupils to return to elementary and high schools, as well as students to return to universities. &#8220;I would like to say, relying on today&#8217;s Gospel, that our children should return to classrooms, to elementary and high schools, and to universities. 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