This included Holy Communion, the partaking of wine soaked in bread that worshippers sip from the same chalice for atonement from sins.

"It is an absolutely unacceptable statement bordering on mediaeval dementia and (reflecting) sadness about feared financial losses," Lubomir Alamanov wrote in Facebook. Bulgarian authorities earlier announced measures to stem the spread of coronavirus, including limiting cultural and other large-scale indoor events to no more than 250 people who must keep at least one metre (yard) apart from one other. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church, legally the Patriarchate of Bulgaria, is an autocephalous Orthodox Church. In the Czech Republic, masses will continue to be held as long as there are no more than 100 people present, with Romania adopting a similar policy. Copyright © 2020 Thomson Reuters Foundation.

"Тhe sacred mysteries cannot be a vector of contagion or any disease, they are a cure for physical and mental healing and health," said Neofit, head of the 1,100-year-old church that survived centuries of Turkish domination and decades of atheist Communist rule. Most of them have already said there will be no abolition of rituals despite coronavirus risks. The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the Black Sea state stands at seven, much lower than in many other European countries. Not all Bulgarians were convinced by Neofit's approach with some taking to social media to express dissatisfaction. Inspired by Thunberg, veteran climate activist logs Arctic meltdown, British police raid drug gangs as COVID-19 fuels child trafficking fears. But Slovakia has cancelled Catholic and Lutheran services for 14 days. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. “COVID-19 … A 66-year-old woman became the first in Bulgaria to die from the infection, officials said on Wednesday. SOFIA, March 11 (Reuters) - The leader of Bulgaria's main Orthodox Church said on Wednesday it would continue to hold all traditional services ahead of Easter despite the coronavirus outbreak as they were key to the physical and mental health of worshippers.

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Around 75 percent of Bulgarians declared themselves as Orthodox Christians in the most recent national census in 2011, though few see churchgoing as central to their lives. Neofit's message was relayed to all other dioceses in the Balkan country.

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