Milošević, Zoran and Lazarević, Dajana (2023) Phanar and Phanar(iots) in the mirror of Serbian media on the example of the newspapers "Politika" i "Danas" - summary. In: 2nd International Conference - Religion and Social Processes in Southeast Europe, November 24, 2023, Belgrade.

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Abstract

It is known in science that the Patriarchate of Constantinople (Phanar and Phanariots) left a negative legacy among the Orthodox of the Balkans and the East. We remind that after the fall of the medieval Serbian state under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, the Orthodox found themselves under the rule of the Muslims. Their position worsened with the abolition of the Patriarchate of Peć in 1766, which happened as the result of several things. The main reason cited is the mistrust of the Port towards the Serbian Church and the work of the Phanariot Greeks. The last mentioned wanted to subjugate the Peć Patriarchate to the Greek Church. The very act of abolition was preceded by attempts at Hellenization, which we see not only in Serbia, but also in Bulgaria, where many learned Bulgarians considered themselves Greeks. Simultaneously with the arrival of Greek bishops at the head of the Serbian eparchies, the merciless plundering of the Serbian people began. It was one of the main reasons for the Islamization of not only the Serbs, but other peoples as well. The second period is contemporary, in which Phanar(iots) disputes the autocephaly of the Serbian Orthodox Church, as well as the territories under its jurisdiction. That is why they renamed it to the “Church of Serbia”, thereby taking away all eparchies outside the territory of the present-day state of Serbia from the Serbian Orthodox Church. With such a (negative) legacy, it came to 2018 when Phanar launched the story of the “Orthodox Church of Ukraine”. Thereby he “soared to a greater height” than that of the past. Now he not only abolishes the canonical boundaries for the umpteenth time, but also does not give the Tomos on autocephaly to ordinary schismatics. He gives it to a “self-made assembly” that does not even have a canonical ordination. Therefore, the recognition of schismatics in Montenegro, (Northern) Macedonia, Belarus, and Abkhazia and so on is only a matter of time and trade. For now, Constantinople is holding back, because it needs the recognition of the “Orthodox Church of Ukraine” from the other local Churches. A false start in recognizing other schisms could negatively affect Constantinople's position among other Churches. But when that process, in one form or another, is completed, there is no doubt that “successes” will be achieved in the new territories. The policy of Phanar towards the Russian, Serbian and other Orthodox churches is also reflected in the Serbian media. We analyzed two daily newspapers “Politika” and “Danas.” If we look at the political orientations of these papers, then we can talk about “Politika” as conditionally as neutral and “Danas” as a promoter of Phanariot politics, and a supporter of the creation of NATO Orthodoxy.

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