Belgrade - The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) has tried to keep a lid on tensions among its bishops, but Monday newspapers were full of embarrassing details about fist-fighting monks, accusations of backstabbing and hints of financial abuse. The scandal erupted when the hardline Kosovo Bishop Artemije decided to sack and ostracize his moderate deputy, Bishop Teodosije and Sava Janjic, an outspoken monk in the Visoki Decani monastery in Kosovo. But instead of humbly receiving the decision, Teodosije's and Sava's monks turned physical and tossed Artemije's secretary, Simeon, out of the monastery, injuring his foot in the process. Stunned and outraged,...
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Fist-fights, backstabbing in Serbian church
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