The first concern of the new Archbishop of Cyprus is to put a spiritual brake, to try to reverse the decline of the Church's decline, said the Metropolitan of Tamasos and Orini Isaias Kykkotis, on Friday evening, at a gathering of friends and supporters of his candidacy for the Archbishop's throne , to the Archangel.
According to a statement, the Metropolitan said that “we have to find the ways, however, that can be understood by the modern man and, in order to be able to experientially inspire someone and show them the way, you must first have these quality characteristics and you must, quite simply, communicate with him as well”.
“The Church of Cyprus has regular churchgoers, 7% of Cypriots, Greek Cypriot Christians, and this distance from the whole of Cypriots is getting smaller and smaller. people. Unfortunately, that means something's wrong, so we're not communicating with the world, so why put a brake on someone I don't know, I don't know, I don't communicate with, and he doesn't want me. I trigger him and he's away from me.” , he said.
“How am I going to make the Church useful again to the 93% who don't attend church, we don't attract them and they don't care about our existence? We need a program, as long as we have a vision. A vision that has specific program “, he added.
In his greeting, Kypros Michaelidis, responsible for organizing, described Metropolitan Tamasos as a tireless, courageous and modern Hierarch with prudent proposals.
