Vėlinių proga Estijos prezidentė "pasiuntė" bažnyčią

2. November 2016 18:04
President*

Kersti Kaljulaid is the first Estonian head of state who turned down a church service in her honor on her inauguration

day. What will become of cooperation between the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran* Church (EELK) and the president in the future remains unclear.

A few days after the election the church was notified by the Office of the President that she had decided not to hold the service. “These are decisions the president makes herself; however, I'm sure it is difficult to find the right balance between a person's wishes and institutional tasks,” the archbishop said.

Viilmaa recalled that the tradition was called to life by President Lennart Meri who wanted the service to take place at the St. Mary's Cathedral. The tradition to mark the inauguration of the head of state with a church service hails** from Scandinavia.

“I believe that a custom of 25 years can be considered a tradition. All three previous presidents of re-independent Estonia have honored it and in some way made it a part of the inauguration process,” Viilmaa said.

Kaljulaid turns down church.

* Ką biologė/bankininkė/prezidentė darys su neigiamom palūkanom? 

** Kodėl ne "kailas"?