King Simeon II of Bulgaria on Sunday attented the
inauguration of the new patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church at St
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia. The monarch and former Prime Minister
afterwards posed with Patriarch Neofit and President Rose Plevneliev.
“Heavy is the cross that God and our Holy Church are giving me today, but in God's words I trust and ask him for strength for when I am weak, then am I strong”, the new patriarch was quoted by Bulgarian media.
Patriarch Neofit was elected earlier Sunday as successor to Patriarch Maxim, who passed away aged 98 in November 2012. © RB
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