Ichmes Paphos for Kykkos: The position in favor of Limassol is not based on the Statute

The position of Metropolitan Kykkos Nikiforos in favor of Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol is not based on the Charter, said on Friday the Overseer of the Archbishop's Throne and Metropolitan of Paphos, George, speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration of the National Guard Officers Club, which is located in the Kostaki Pantelidis camp, in Nicosia.

Asked about the process of the upcoming election of the new Archbishop by the Holy Synod, the Metropolitan of Paphos explained that from 7:00 am on Saturday morning the liturgy will begin and the Divine Liturgy will follow. Immediately after the Divine Liturgy, he continued, the vote for the election of the Archbishop will take place.

"When the votes are counted and the Archbishop is nominated, there will be a transition to the old cathedral of Agios Ioannis the Theologian and there will be the message of the new Archbishop, he said. "Then we will go up to the Synod of the Archdiocese for the congratulations. The thing will remain there until the day when the official enthronement of the Archbishop is set, he added.

In response to a question whether he met by’ alone with other hierarchs to ensure their support, the Metropolitan of Paphos reported that all the hierarchs were present at the Thursday Synod, but it was not possible to ask them whether they would vote for him or not. "Each knows the other, roughly calculates where he will cast his vote. I think it would not be fair to discount one or the other from now on,” he indicated. "Each knows the other and knows what we stand for and what our positions are on key church issues. Therefore, we expect everyone to position themselves as they feel», he underlined.

Asked to comment on the announcement by Metropolitan Kykkos, Nikiforos, that he supports the Metropolitan of Limassol, Athanasios, Paphos Georgios said: "I respect everyone's position and whatever position they take, but let me say that the supporting document has no support on in the Statutory Charter».

In addition, he noted that the Statutory Charter speaks of the election of three persons by the people, it does not speak of percentages or ranking order. "30% of voters voted. If all the others unite in one and have 65%, wouldn't it be a reversal of this so-called claim?», he asked.

The Metropolitan of Paphos pointed out that, when a second round is held in a democratic state for presidential elections, the person who voted the most on the first Sunday may not receive support on the second Sunday. Besides, he continued, "when we came down as candidates in this election, we knew what the Statute was according to which the election would be held", he indicated. "Therefore, in retrospect, I don't think it is anything serious", he concluded.

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Source: www.sigmalive.com

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