A Strict "no" received Patriarch Jerusalem Theophilus from Global Patriarchi Bartholomew, on Saturday 15 February 2020, to participate in the "Assembly" convened in Amman, Jordan Tuesday 25 February. Specifically, Patriarch Theophilos sent Saturday a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate which were…… Metropolitans Kapitoliados Hesychios and Vostron Timothy, and Archbishop Nektarios Anthidonos, Commissioner of the Holy Sepulcher in Istanbul.
The delegation presented a letter to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew which read briefly and put on the file again. The delegation of Theophilus tried to persuade him to go Ecumenical and patrons in Assembly, You say that you are Holiness the First.
Patriarch reportedly replied that Jerusalem is incompetent for convening the Assembly of Primates as officially declared by letter and that he will not participate, and put them aware of their responsibilities for the damage caused to the unity of the Orthodox Church.
Information of the "CMC" They said Theophilos has alarmed by the turn that takes the energy that which dynamites the unity of the Church and undermines the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which immediately announced after the meeting with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of November 2019 in Moscow, so it is now trying to say that there will be Synaxis, but "family gathering of Primates that seeks dialogue".
The same sources say that this 'family gathering of the Primates' will not come anywhere, They will not draw conclusions, while in the communique to be delivered will emphasize that convergence of Primates is a privilege of the Ecumenical Patriarch, and the granting autocephalous local Churches. At Lantern nevertheless prevalent distrust this and suggest to Theophilus not proceed.
Desire Theophilus was not made public the movement of this, ie sending a delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarch. The Press Office of the Ecumenical Patriarchate issued a communiqué which we present then solid, and photos from the meeting.
The communiqué of the Ecumenical Patriarchate reads:
"The Delegation of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Patriarchate
The Venerable Center Protothroni Church of Constantinople visited today, Saturday, 15 February, at noon, Delegation of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, consisting of Metropolitans Kapitoliados Hesychius and Vostron Timothy, Exarch of the Holy Sepulcher in Cyprus, and Archbishop Nektarios Anthidonos, Commissioner of the Holy Sepulcher City.
The Jerusalem Patriarchate delegation was received by the Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The meeting was attended by the members of the Holy Synod, which had just completed its regular sessions for February, and Metropolitan Amfilohije of Adrianople, Director of the Athens Office representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
The representatives of the Jerusalem Patriarchate informed the Holiness and Synodic Hierarchs for his initiative Mak. the Patriarch to convene a meeting of Orthodox Primates in Amman, theme, on which held long conversation.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate strongly reiterated the already known position on the unauthorized initiative of Sion Church, whose representatives brought its views and gave explanations, while transporting and fraternal greeting together with a commemorative gift A.TH. Holiness by Her Letter to the Ecumenical Patriarch ".
PHOTO Patriarchate-NICK MAGGINAS
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