” “"The Catholic Church in Bulgaria follows, with concern and dismay, the building of the 19-storey skyscraper just a stone’s throw from the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Bucharest". This was stated by the apostolic exarch of Sofia for the Byzantine-Slavic Catholics living in Bulgaria, mgr. Christo Proykov, who joins the protests of the Rumanian clergy: "We could call it he says the agony of the Catholic Church in Romania. In the golden years, the Church had to suffer and put up with silence, keep silent for decades, thus fully deserving to be called the ‘Church of silence’". What change, wonders mgr. Proykov, "has the Rumanian policy brought", if, as well as yesteryear’s silence, "today’s cry is valueless? How much does it take to realise that the Millenium company is going against the European laws on the protection and defence of the historical and cultural heritage of the country and of a religious minority?" "We want to throw concludes the apostolic exarch of Sofia the challenge of ‘swimming against the tide’: going against corruption and personal interests. We join all the world in praying that the Lord may stop the invisible hand of evil and move the hearts of those can do good and don’t, save the house of prayer of the Lord".” “
