The attachment of a number of Cypriot hierarchs to the Moscow Patriarchate prevented once again their participation in a hierarchical service with Archbishop Chrysostom for the feast of the founder and patron of the Church of Cyprus Apostle Barnabas.
The representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Metropolitan of Derkon, Geron Apostolos, the Metropolitan of Paphos George, Kiti Nektarios, Kyrenias Chrysostomos and the Bishops Nitronas Nikofyros, Nikodimos Nikodimos Nikodimos Nikodimos Nikodimos Nikodarimos Nikodimos Nikodaros, Christos Nikos participated in the communion that took place yesterday. The metropolitans of Limassol, Athanasios, Morfou Neophytos, Konstantias Vassilios, Kykkou Nikiforos, Tamasou Isaias and Trimithountos Barnabas were absent. The absence of metropolitans and bishops was not only due to disagreements over Ukraine, but some were absent for personal reasons.
Bartholomew Peaks
In a greeting letter of the Ecumenical Patriarch to the Archbishop, which was read by Metropolitan Apostolos, it was mentioned that the Ecumenical Throne honors the struggles of Archbishop Chrysostom in the Church, while there were also tips for those who have adopted the line of Moschos. As mentioned in the letter, the Ecumenical Patriarch honors the unshakable devotion of the Archbishop to Orthodox ecclesiology “which is gradually being altered by those who wish to change the constants of the faith, shifting the limits, which the Fathers have clearly set for us. . We and You are not one of them. ” It is obvious to whom the Ecumenical Patriarch was referring.
Dialogue with Churches
Responding to the Patriarch's letter, the Archbishop stated that he intends to convey views to him in order to develop a dialogue with all the Churches, “so that we can finally get out of the spirit of introversion and preach the saving and redemptive messages of our Christian faith to the whole world. “Because all are children of God and we must all be saved.” He concluded by saying, “that I will do nothing without the approval and blessing of His Holiness to the person to whom I always have the deepest respect and immense appreciation for His supreme services to the Mother Church.”
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The gap created between the Archbishop and the number of bishops remains and was confirmed in the recent interview given by the Archbishop to “P”, describing the metropolitans of Kykkos and Tamasos as “Protestants”, provoking the reaction of Metropolitan Nikiforos. The case is further complicated by the autonomy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Moscow under Metropolitan Onoufrios.
