The Metropolitan bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Amphilochios, was again summoned by police in the small Adriatic country to answer questions on why he attended the funeral of a well-known historian in the country – the second time authorities have either detained or summoned the head of the Orthodox Church in Montenegro.
In a statement, His Eminence noted that “…for the first time in my more than 80 years, 60 of which have been devoted to pastoral work, I have been summoned twice by police to answer questions regarding my clerical duties. As the Metropolitan bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral and as an individual, I express my human and episcopal protest over the abuse directed at my person and the persecution we face.”