Patriarch Porfirije on the ban: Door of my home locked to me

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The door of my home was locked to me, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) said after he was banned Monday from entering Kosovo at the Merdare administrative border crossing.

„As the patriarch, I set off to the first and most important seat of my Church. As a priest, I set off to be with my people ahead of the most joyful holiday. As a citizen, I set off to my house, to my home,” the Patriarch wrote on Instagram.

“From the moment I set off on this path, I kept repeating: Wherever I have been outside of Kosovo and Metohija, I have been in foreign land. It is only in Kosovo-Metohija that I am at home. Today, the door of my home was locked to me, and I pray to God that he unlock the hearts of those who have closed it and that the love of Christmas and of the birth of the Saviour touch the minds and the conscience of all people,“ the Patriarch added.

Serbian Patriarch Porfirije was denied entry into Kosovo on Monday.