Vasilije Kačavenda

Vasilije Kačavenda
Church Serbian Orthodox Church
Diocese Tuzla-Zvornik
Personal details
Born (1938-12-19) 19 December 1938
Sarajevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Denomination Serbian Orthodoxy
Residence Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vasilije Kačavenda (born 19 December 1938) is a former Serbian Orthodox bishop from Bosnia who served as the head of the Tuzla-Zvornik diocese until his dismissal due to a torrent of child sex[1][2] abuse claims.[3][4] During the Bosnian War of the early 1990s, he endorsed violence against Bosniak civilians.[5][6][7] Kačavenda also had close ties with many Serbian nationalists including Ratko Mladić and is a nationalist himself.[8][9][10] He has lived in Bijeljina since 1992.

2012–13 child sex abuse scandal

In November 2012, videos showing Kačavenda in sexual[11] acts with underage boys[12][13] were first given to his church's synod. Kačavenda submitted his resignation on 9 November, claiming "serious health problems".[14][15][16] Although not long after, he changed his mind and stayed on his post. When videos showing him performing oral sex on an underage boy were made public in April 2013, he said that he would fight the slanderous allegations against him, but announced his resignation as bishop on 22 April, which was accepted immediately.[17][18][19] He was dismissed of all duties on 29 May 2013.[20]

Serbian police in Belgrade arrested two men on 11 April 2013 for attempting to sell video showing Bishop Kačavenda in sex acts with four underage boys.[21][22] The videos length was about an hour and a half. One of the men who was arrested was a deacon in Kačavenda's church and accused the bishop of pedophilia[23] and stated that Kačavenda attempted to kiss him on the neck and "private parts of the body", which was eventually the reason why he left the church.

Health problems

Kačavenda underwent surgery in Belgrade, a day after suffering a stroke in Bijeljina on 20 September 2013.[24][25][26] He was again hospitalized less than two months later.[27]

Honors

In the midst of child sex abuse scandal, Kačavenda received one of the highest decoration of the Republika Srpska entity, Order of the Republika Srpska, from its president, Milorad Dodik.[28]

References

  1. ↑ "Novi snimak: Vasilije Kačavenda se ljubi sa maloletnikom". Press. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kačavenda se sumnjiči za ubistvo i obljubu bogoslova". Blic. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Episkop Vasilije Kačavenda, zaslužni građanin". Vesti. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Vasilije Kačavenda: Vladika koji je blagosiljao smrt i dobio zahvalnicu MRV BiH". Magazin Plus. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Why Angels Fall: A Journey Through Orthodox Europe from Byzantium to Kosovo". Google Books. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Episkop Vasilije Kačavenda, zaslužni građanin". Vesti. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Vasilije Kačavenda: Vladika koji je blagosiljao smrt i dobio zahvalnicu MRV BiH". Magazin Plus. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century; page 83". Google Books. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Serbian Church Removes Sex Scandal Bishop". Balkan Insight. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Bijeljina: a bastion of apartheid". Bosnia.org. 2003. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Telegraf". Telegraf. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  12. ↑ ""Blic" imao uvid u vladikin porno snimak: Kačavenda ljubio maloletnika u usta". Blic. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Vladika Kačavenda ljubi dečaka". Kurir. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Vladika Vasilije podneo ostavku zbog bolesti". Vesti. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Vladika Kačavenda čeka izveštaj policije". Vesti. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Zašto se Vasilije Kačavenda povlači iz službe?". Federalna. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Sinod razrešio Vasilija Kačavendu". Vesti. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "ŠOKANTNO: Vladika Kačavenda oralno zadovoljava mladića!". Telegraf. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "Kačavenda razrešen a nije raščinjen". b92. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "Kačavenda razrešen svih dužnosti". Vesti. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "Uhapšen zbog preprodaje pornića vladike Kačavende". Vesti. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  22. ↑ "Kačavenda preti tužbom za klevetu". Vesti. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  23. ↑ "Ispovijest Kačavendinog monaha: Pedofilija i razvrat". Radio Sarajevo. 20 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "Kačavenda imao moždani udar". Vesti. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  25. ↑ "Vasilije Kačavenda doživio moždani udar, prebačen u Urgentni centar u Beogradu". 24 sata. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  26. ↑ "Niko iz SPC nije posetio Kačavendu". Vesti. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  27. ↑ "Kačavenda se opet šlogirao". Vesti. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  28. ↑ "Српска обиљежила је двије деценије постојања и крсну славу Светог Стефана". http://rtrs.tv/ (in Serbian). Radio i televizija Republike Srpske. January 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
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