"We cannot go back to the past, we must work together, Serbs and Albanians, for the future of Kosovo bearing in mind there is no alternative to the joint entry into the European Union." This is how begins the interview by SirEuropa (to be published tomorrow on old.agensir.it) to Mgr Dode Gjergji’s, Apostolic Administrator of Prizren. On February 17, Kosovo’s parliament declared independence from Serbia endorsed by the United states and part of the European Union with the opposition of Belgrade and Moscow. "The Church wants to be a ‘flame of peace’ a voice calling to reconciliation," said Mgr Gjergji. We know we cannot change the events alone as we are a small community (Catholics are seventy thousand in Kosovo, that is 3.5% of the population, 90% is Muslim, the rest is Christian Orthodox, ndlr), but we try to build a common house for everyone." Referring to the Orthodox Church "something is changing and we are in contact with our orthodox brothers. Nevertheless, we have more contacts with individuals than with Churches. We cannot but pray that the hatred and nationalism still rooted in our hearts may be eradicated. Only then the Christians values that unite us could re-emerge." ” ” ” “
