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Not the First Time: Moldova Grounds Archbishop Markell Again Before Pilgrimage
Not the First Time: Moldova Grounds Archbishop Markell Again Before Pilgrimage
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Archbishop Markell of Balti and Falesti said on Friday that he was again searched at the Chisinau airport and banned from leaving Moldova for Turkiye for pilgrimage.
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In April, Archbishop Markell of Balti and Falesti was stopped at Chisinau airport for a lengthy security check and missed his flight to Israel, where he had planned to attend the traditional Holy Fire ceremony.
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Not the First Time: Moldova Grounds Archbishop Markell Again Before Pilgrimage
09:47 GMT 23.05.2025 (Updated: 12:13 GMT 23.05.2025) CHISINAU (Sputnik) — Archbishop Markell of Balti and Fălești announced on Friday that he was once again searched at Chisinau Airport and prohibited from departing Moldova for Turkey to undertake a pilgrimage.
In April, Archbishop Markell of Balti and Falesti
was stopped at Chisinau airport for a lengthy security check and missed his flight to Israel, where he had planned to attend the traditional Holy Fire ceremony.
"My friend and I decided to make a pilgrimage to the holy places in Turkiye. We had round-trip tickets, vouchers for a hotel where we were supposed to stay for two days. I was forbidden to leave, subjected to humiliating searches [at the airport]. They returned my passport and ticket when the plane was already on the runway," Markell told journalists.
