He supports the Ecumenical Patriarch and his decisions, Tamasou Isaias told Fanari – Today's ritual was sealing, noted
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His support for the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was expressed by the Metropolitan of Tamasos and Orini Isaias, as he mentioned after the meeting he had with him today in Fanari and his participation in the ritual .
Metropolitan Tamasos stated that “with the invasion of Russia in Ukraine and with the theological< /strong> data, we could only support the decisions of the Ecumenical Patriarch”. As he said, today's mass was the seal of this development.
In his statement to the Cyprus News Agency, Metropolitan Tamasos, said that he is visiting Fanari after the kind invitation of the Ecumenical Patriarch to participate in the mass for the Enthronement Feast of the Apostle Andrew and at the same time to ordain the Monk Bartholomew to the first degree of priesthood, that of Deacon.
“It was a very moving reception< /strong> on behalf of the Ecumenical Patriarch, who also received us in a special audience and conveyed his wishes and blessings. At the same time, we also assured him of the love and support of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, both from the Diocese of Tamasos and from the whole of Cyprus and then we participated in the Holy Sculptor and the ordination of the new Deacon Bartholomew”, he said.
