Prime Minister Edi Rama praised the work of Archbishop Anastas Janullatos for the revival of faith and the reunification of believers in our country after the fall of communism. "A full 33 years of evangelization in the regions of Albania are a very significant figure, and not only because they correspond to the age of Jesus Christ. The life of Anastas Janullatos was completely fulfilled, as through it a child's dream was realized. "When I was a child, the late Archbishop recalled, I did not want to do anything for God, but to give myself completely to him"...", Rama said in his speech during the farewell ceremony for the Archbishop, reports A2 CNN.
He added that despite the fact that his figure was anathematized several times due to the conflicts between Albania and Greece, no one can deny his role in the reestablishment of the Orthodox Church in Albania.
"The person of Archbishop Anastasios and his work at the head of the Church have been praised, admired, blessed, rebuked and even anathematized. The most contradictory passions have appeared in our assembly when it came to the public and civic activity of the man who, whether he wanted it or not, took on his shoulders even the fires of the childish conflicts of our neighborhood, revived at the same time as the revival of the Church. But even this, at least, testifies to the stoicism of the shepherd, an increasingly rare quality in a world where more and more are those who blow wherever the wind blows. But beyond the fires here and there on the border, after half a century of deathly silence, no one and never can question the authenticity of the Archbishop's pastoral commitment, for the flock that he found killed, wounded and scattered 33 years ago and that he united with great dedication and patience", said Rama.
"He came to Albania as a priest from Greece, but he leaves as the Anastasius of Albania. I know there are many Albanians who disagree with what I said, but patience...", Rama added. (A2 Televizion)
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