• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
Orthodox Times
  • Home
  • Orthodoxy
    • Ecumenical Patriarchate
      • Dioceses of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
      • Mount Athos
      • Archdiocese of America
      • Archdiocese of Australia
      • Church of Crete
    • Patriarchates
      • Patriarchate of Alexandria
      • Patriarchate of Antioch
      • Patriarchate of Moscow
      • Patriarchate of Serbia
      • Patriarchate of Romania
      • Patriarchate of Jerusalem
      • Patriarchate of Bulgaria
      • Patriarchate of Georgia
    • Churches
      • Church of Greece
      • Church of Cyprus
      • Church of Poland
      • Church of Albania
      • Church of Czech and Slovakia
      • Church of Ukraine
  • Politics
    • USA
    • Europe
    • Middle East
  • Society
    • Culture
  • Spirituality
  • Christianity
  • Opinions
  • Home
  • Orthodoxy
    • Ecumenical Patriarchate
      • Dioceses of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
      • Mount Athos
      • Archdiocese of America
      • Archdiocese of Australia
      • Church of Crete
    • Patriarchates
      • Patriarchate of Alexandria
      • Patriarchate of Antioch
      • Patriarchate of Moscow
      • Patriarchate of Serbia
      • Patriarchate of Romania
      • Patriarchate of Jerusalem
      • Patriarchate of Bulgaria
      • Patriarchate of Georgia
    • Churches
      • Church of Greece
      • Church of Cyprus
      • Church of Poland
      • Church of Albania
      • Church of Czech and Slovakia
      • Church of Ukraine
  • Politics
    • USA
    • Europe
    • Middle East
  • Society
    • Culture
  • Spirituality
  • Christianity
  • Opinions
No Result
View All Result
Orthodox Times
No Result
View All Result
Home Orthodoxy Churches Church of Cyprus

Archbishop of Cyprus: Russian Orthodox Church is not an example to follow, I am sorry to say that

Dec 20, 2020 | 16:08
in Church of Cyprus, FrontPage
Archbishop of Cyprus: Russian Orthodox Church is not an example to follow, I am sorry to say that

“The Russian Orthodox Church is not an example to follow and I am sorry to say that,” said today Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus.

Speaking at the website ageliaforos.com, the Archbishop of Cyprus commented on the interview of Metropolitan Hilarion with the newspaper “Kathimerini” a few days ago.

Metropolitan Hilarion had blatantly accused the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Church of Cyprus of the Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Archbishop of Cyprus, on his part, pointed out pithily that “the holy brother is in pain there and he is interested there. I also had a different position because I did not know the full truth. When I found out the truth, I took the current position. The Ecumenical Patriarchate granted Kyiv and Ukraine for administration.”

The church issue of Ukraine would be discussed at the Holy and Great Synod of Crete in 2016, “but the Patriarch of Moscow did not want it, he tried to remove the issue from the agenda of the Synod and promised to participate in it. In the end, he did not attend the Synod of Crete and influenced those who could not to attend it,” said Archbishop Chrysostomos.

Therefore, the primate of the Church of Cyprus stressed, “it was not us, it was the Moscow Patriarchate that does not think correctly nor does it contribute to the unity of Orthodoxy. We want the Orthodox Church to stand high, to be united and to be an example to follow.

The Russian Orthodox Church is not an example to follow and I am sorry to say that,” he said.

“Even if we accept that the Russian Orthodox Church, as Metropolitan Hilarion claimed, has lived a life of thousand years, we, the Senior Patriarchates and the Church of Cyprus, have a life of two thousand years,” said the Archbishop.

“This is why they should be consulted by us. The Russian Orthodox Church took Orthodoxy away from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which today does not respect. For all the junior local Orthodox Churches, the Ecumenical Patriarchate is the Mother Church”, concluded Archbishop Chrysostomos.

Tags: Church of Cyprus

Related Posts

Abbot of Stavrovouni Monastery, Archimandrite Athanasios, reposed in the Lord
Church of Cyprus

Abbot of Stavrovouni Monastery, Archimandrite Athanasios, reposed in the Lord

January 19, 2021
Archimandrite Ieronymos: How I experienced the coronavirus disease
Church of Cyprus

Archimandrite Ieronymos: How I experienced the coronavirus disease

January 13, 2021
Chief Secretary of Holy Synod of Cyprus, Archim. Gregory Mousouroulis, reposed in the Lord
Church of Cyprus

Chief Secretary of Holy Synod of Cyprus, Archim. Gregory Mousouroulis, reposed in the Lord

January 11, 2021
Archbishop of Cyprus: If we do not become strict the virus will not be eliminated
Church of Cyprus

Archbishop of Cyprus: If we do not become strict the virus will not be eliminated

January 6, 2021
Archbishop of Cyprus was vaccinated against COVID-19
Church of Cyprus

Archbishop of Cyprus was vaccinated against COVID-19

December 29, 2020
Metropolitan of Limassol: The leader of our Church has chosen to scandalize the suffering people of God
Church of Cyprus

Metropolitan of Limassol: The leader of our Church has chosen to scandalize the suffering people of God

December 28, 2020
Next Post
Archbishop of Australia has returned to his duties

Pastoral tour of Archbishop of Australia in Victoria is postponed

Latest News

The feast of Theophany at the Patriarchate of Jerusalem

The feast of Theophany at the Patriarchate of Jerusalem

by NewsRoom
Jan 19, 2021 | 21:45
0

On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Theophany. On this Feast, Patriarch Theophilos...

The Slavic-speaking Orthodox of Smyrna celebrated the Holy Epiphany

The Slavic-speaking Orthodox of Smyrna celebrated the Holy Epiphany

by NewsRoom
Jan 19, 2021 | 21:00
0

Today, Tuesday, January 19, 2021, the Slavic-speaking Orthodox faithful of Smyrna, celebrated the Holy Epiphany at the Church of...

International Orthodox Christian Charities now accepting applications for Serv-X-Treme Youth Conferences

International Orthodox Christian Charities now accepting applications for Serv-X-Treme Youth Conferences

by NewsRoom
Jan 19, 2021 | 20:21
0

International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) has opened the application period for its popular youth leadership conference, Serv-X-Treme. Two week-long...

Feast of Venerable Macarius of Egypt was celebrated in Nairobi

Feast of Venerable Macarius of Egypt was celebrated in Nairobi

by NewsRoom
Jan 19, 2021 | 19:10
0

On Tuesday, January 19, day of the feast of Venerable Macarius of Egypt and name day of Metropolitan Makarios...

Archbishop of America to offer prayer at virtual presidential inaugural Prayer Service

Archbishop of America to offer prayer at virtual presidential inaugural Prayer Service

by NewsRoom
Jan 19, 2021 | 18:39
0

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has been invited by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to offer prayer at the Virtual Presidential...

The Slavic-speaking Orthodox of Constantinople celebrated the Holy Epiphany

The Slavic-speaking Orthodox of Constantinople celebrated the Holy Epiphany

by NewsRoom
Jan 19, 2021 | 18:29
0

Today, Tuesday, January 19, 2021, the Slavic-speaking Orthodox faithful of Constantinople, celebrated the Holy Epiphany at the metochion of...

Newsletter

Sign up for our weekly newsletter



Quick Links

  • Orthodoxy
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Spirituality
  • Christianity
  • Opinions
  • History
  • Press Releases

Get Social

About Us

Advertise

Contact

© 2021 OrthodoxTimes.com
digital world media

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Orthodoxy
    • Ecumenical Patriarchate
      • Dioceses of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
      • Mount Athos
      • Archdiocese of America
      • Archdiocese of Australia
      • Church of Crete
    • Patriarchates
      • Patriarchate of Alexandria
      • Patriarchate of Antioch
      • Patriarchate of Moscow
      • Patriarchate of Serbia
      • Patriarchate of Romania
      • Patriarchate of Jerusalem
      • Patriarchate of Bulgaria
      • Patriarchate of Georgia
    • Churches
      • Church of Greece
      • Church of Cyprus
      • Church of Poland
      • Church of Albania
      • Church of Czech and Slovakia
      • Church of Ukraine
  • Politics
    • USA
    • Europe
    • Middle East
  • Society
    • Culture
  • Spirituality
  • Christianity
  • Opinions

© 2020 OrthodoxTimes.com - All rights reserved.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Necessary
Always Enabled