{"id":201427,"date":"2026-02-14T14:55:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=201427"},"modified":"2026-02-14T14:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:55:30","slug":"whoever-is-not-a-loyalist-will-be-thrown-out-of-the-church-theologian-pantelic-concerned-for-politically-undesirable-believers-and-bishops-of-the-spc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/whoever-is-not-a-loyalist-will-be-thrown-out-of-the-church-theologian-pantelic-concerned-for-politically-undesirable-believers-and-bishops-of-the-spc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWHOEVER IS NOT A LOYALIST WILL BE THROWN OUT OF THE CHURCH\u201d: Theologian Panteli\u0107 Concerned for Politically Undesirable Believers and Bishops of the SPC!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Theologian <strong>Blagoje Panteli\u0107<\/strong>, who was recently excluded from the church community of the <strong>Serbian Orthodox Church<\/strong> (SPC) due to his public statements, assessed that the top leadership of the SPC is ready to confront anyone unwilling to be loyalists of the ruling party, and that his case best illustrates how Patriarch <strong>Porfirije<\/strong> responds to criticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHis behavior is so scandalous that people within the Church are stunned. Never in the history of the SPC have we had such a head,\u201d Panteli\u0107 said in an interview for today\u2019s edition of the newspaper <strong>Nova<\/strong>, commenting on the church court\u2019s decision to exclude him and theologian <strong>Vuka\u0161in Mili\u0107evi\u0107<\/strong> from the church community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"w3k3Rlp8Ji\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/ceka-se-odobrenje-komisije-tramp-u-beloj-kuci-pravi-grandioznu-balsku-dvoranu-od-400-miliona-dolara\/\">\u010cEKA SE ODOBRENJE KOMISIJE: Tramp u Beloj ku\u0107i pravi grandioznu balsku dvoranu od 400 miliona dolara!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#132;\u010cEKA SE ODOBRENJE KOMISIJE: Tramp u Beloj ku\u0107i pravi grandioznu balsku dvoranu od 400 miliona dolara!&#147; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/ceka-se-odobrenje-komisije-tramp-u-beloj-kuci-pravi-grandioznu-balsku-dvoranu-od-400-miliona-dolara\/embed\/#?secret=pIdNWevjLW#?secret=w3k3Rlp8Ji\" data-secret=\"w3k3Rlp8Ji\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf nothing changes in the meantime\u2014and I believe it will\u2014this persecution will end with the removal of politically undesirable bishops,\u201d Panteli\u0107 added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am not aware of a similar case in which a lay theologian was tried in such an unlawful manner simply because the patriarch did not like the opinion the theologian holds about how he performs his function. I am not aware that any theologian has been expelled from the Church for a verbal offense, for criticism directed at the so-called church leadership, which has nothing to do with doctrine or church structure,\u201d Panteli\u0107 emphasized.<\/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\/pedophile-arrested-in-new-belgrade-he-touched-himself-on-his-private-parts-in-front-of-children-then-beat-a-boy-with-a-pole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PEDOPHILE ARRESTED IN NEW BELGRADE: He touched himself on his private parts in front of children, then beat a boy with a pole!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/only-seven-days-left-nis-submitted-a-new-request-for-a-special-license-from-the-us-department-of-the-treasury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ONLY SEVEN DAYS LEFT: NIS submitted a new request for a special license from the US Department of the Treasury!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/horror-in-ivanjica-dangerous-poison-scattered-on-the-streets-several-dogs-died-human-health-also-endangered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HORROR IN IVANJICA: Dangerous poison scattered on the streets, several dogs died, human health also endangered!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/miomir-in-the-quarter-finals-kecmanovic-achieved-an-important-victory-in-dallas-over-the-24th-ranked-tennis-player-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MIOMIR IN THE QUARTER-FINALS: Kecmanovi\u0107 achieved an important victory in Dallas over the 24th-ranked tennis player in the world!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-greatest-serbian-diplomat-heres-why-jovan-ristic-is-known-as-the-thomas-jefferson-of-serbia-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE GREATEST SERBIAN DIPLOMAT: Here\u2019s Why Jovan Risti\u0107 Is Known as the Thomas Jefferson of Serbia!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-birth-of-the-nemanjic-dynasty-the-story-of-stefan-the-first-crowned-and-the-creation-of-the-first-serbian-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE BIRTH OF THE NEMANJI\u0106 DYNASTY: The story of Stefan the First-Crowned and the creation of the first Serbian kingdom!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Source<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>:  N1,<strong>\u00a0Foto<\/strong>: N1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theologian Blagoje Panteli\u0107, who was recently excluded from the church community of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) due to his public statements, assessed that the top leadership of the SPC is ready to confront anyone unwilling to be loyalists of the ruling party, and that his case best illustrates how Patriarch Porfirije responds to criticism. 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