NEWS

Information Service of
the Serbian Orthodox Church
April 3, 2002

SERBIAN PATRIARCH PAVLE INVITES CITIZENS
TO STATE THEIR RELIGIOUS AFFILITATION

DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, OUR SPIRITUAL CHILDREN

As you know, census of people, households and apartments in Serbia for the year 2002 started yesterday, on April 1.

We are glad that the opportunity was given to every individual to state his religious affinity freely in this consensus, unlike previous cases.

That is a great gain to all of us, both in the Serbian Orthodox Church and in our State, since by this information we show who we are, whose we are and to who we belong, which is a rule in all the world cultures.

To that end We invite you to exercise your right and to point to the rubric 12 A of the Extension Census List - form P-1/IN, if the official performing census fails to ask you about this information.

From the Office of the Holy Synod of Bishops