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<\/div>\nFollowing the media reports from\u00a0Kossev<\/a>,\u00a0Joq-albania.com<\/a>,\u00a0Newsbomb.al<\/a>, the Serbian Orthodox Church responded with a statement saying that\u00a0\"a few days ago, a citizen from Albania, Nikolla Xhufka, has falsely presented himself as an Orthodox priest, and has tried to make a video in the De\u00e7an Monastery with provocative nationalist purposes\". Attached in their response is also the\u00a0statement<\/a>\u00a0of the Holy Metropolis of Elbasan, Shpat and Librazhd.<\/p>\n According to the Metropolis, Xhufka is not an Orthodox clergyman and is not recognized as such by any Christian Church in any country.<\/p>\n \"He claims to have been handed over by a Serbian-Romanian person who has no connection to the Orthodox Church and is not a clergyman there. We are simply dealing with a deception of public opinion. Nikolla represents only himself, he has neither a church nor a community of believers, despite the pompous statements he makes from time to time in the media,\"\u00a0is said in the statement from November 16, 2022.<\/p>\n The statement of the Metropolis came as a result of Xhufka's pronouncements in\u00a0Albanian<\/a>\u00a0and <\/a>\u00a0Kosovan media - Kojshia Show<\/a>,\u00a0where he spoke with contempt and ridicule for religious clerics.<\/p>\n According to them, his irresponsible statements, under the guise of a religious cloak, cause divisions, while inciting rivalries between religious beliefs, lack of mutual respect and consequently inter-religious hatred.<\/p>\n After being expelled from the De\u00e7an Monastery, Xhufka gave his version of events on social media, saying that he was not allowed inside because he was considered an Albanian nationalist. He\u00a0wrote<\/a>\u00a0on February 6 that the Monastery is usurped by Serbs, while also calling the priests hypocrites.<\/p>\n After the incident, the Monastery also notified KFOR, asking them to be careful and avoid provocations that incite inter-religious hatred in Kosovo.<\/p>\n A few days after the incident, the Commander of this force, Angelo Michele Ristuccia, met the religious leaders of Kosovo, to emphasize their role<\/a>\u00a0in supporting peace, tolerance and dialogue for all people living in Kosovo.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/sbunker.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nikolla-2-300x288.jpg\")
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