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Summary
Dragan Novakovi
THE PROGRESSIVE PARTYS VIEW OF THE
SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
After obtaining autonomy from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1831,
the Serbian Orthodox Church gradually established and strenghtened its position by
means of constitutions and laws of the Principality of Serbia which were passed in the
course of the XIX century. The established status of an official state church implied
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considerable priviledges but also the readiness to accept potential candidates designated by the Prince or the Government for the highest hierarch positions as well
as the states control over practically all segments of religious life. This relationship in
which provisions of the Canon Law were frequently ignored, forged a kind of partnership enabling the state to strenghten its economy and democratic institutions while
at the same time providing the church with an opportunity to improve its internal
organization, the quality of candidates entering priesthood and to create favourable
conditions for its spiritual mission. The dissatisfaction with the Russian politics after
the Congress of Berlin and the shift towards a new foreign policy relying heavily on
the support of Austria-Hungary, soon took toll on the relations between Prince Milan and Metropolitan Mihailo who was a notorious Russophile and a fervent advocate of the Pan-Slavic solidarity. Dissatisfied with the Metropolitans activities in Bosnia, the new ally demanded that the Prince remove the dangerous opponent which
proved to be a daunting task, due to the Metropolitans popularity and his demonstrated leadership skills. In 1881, under the pretext that the Church opposed the Tax
law, the Princes Government, led by the Progressive Political Party first removed Metropolitan Mihailo which was followed by the removal of all other remaining disobedient Episcopes in 1883. The 1882 amendments to the Law on Church Authorities of
the Eastern Orthodox Religion which resulted in changes of the composition of the
Assembly of Bishops and included more lay people in the body tasked with the election of the Metropolitan, represented a genuine coup against the Church unprecedented in its centuries long history and practically annulled the canonical order governing the life and functioning of the Orthodox Churches. Having elected the new
Metropolitan and Episcopes, the Government led by the Progressive Party established such an organization of the Church which was utterly dependent on the will
of the state and the balance of powers on the Serbias political scene. The altered political circumstances brought about by King Milans abdication and normalization of
relations with the Radical Party, enabled Metropolitan Mihailos return and reestablishment of previous order in the Church. The ancient Canons, which were ignored at
one point in history, proved their vitality, but these events were also convenient for
the growing middle class to send a clear message to the Church that the old times
of harmonized activity were gone and that the new forces were taking over the public and state affairs.
Key words: Progressive Party, Church, Metropolitan, law, politics, autonomy.

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