Serbian church from the 14th century seized; "We call for an immediate reaction..."

Ministry of Culture of the Temporary Pristina Institutions, in its campaign of appropriating the material and spiritual heritage of the Serbian Orthodox Church, started the alleged "renovation" of the Orthodox church in the village of Gornje Vinarce, seven kilometers from Mitrovica, on the north side of the Ibar River, it was announced on the Facebook page of the City of Mitrovica.
The Diocese of Raka-Prizren announced that, apart from not contacting the Serbian Orthodox Church about the restoration of that building, the ministry in Pritina went one step further and declared that church "Catholic", with the obvious intention of appropriating the heritage of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Under the name "Catholic church in Gornje Vinarce", the church was included in the list of "monuments under the protection of the Ministry of Culture in Pristina" from 2016.
In a text on the Internet that refers to sources from that ministry, it is mentioned that the roof of stone slabs was repaired, the sidewalk was made and that the church was plastered inside, and photos show that a temporary door was put in, according to the Diocese. It should be noted that the so-called sign was placed in front of the church.
The Ministry of Culture of Kosovo, where the name "Catholic church in Vinarce" is mentioned again and they list two companies that are carrying out the works, which, it is claimed, are nearing completion. The Diocese of Raka-Prizren expresses the strongest protest against the process, which apparently represents the intention of the Kosovo authorities, to "restore" churches that were destroyed or damaged by Albanian extremists without any consultation with the Church to which these objects belong and to change their identity, despite the existing...