The disappointment, its strong protest and reflection on Turkey's decision to turn the current museum status of the Katholikon of the Monastery of Chora into a mosque (glass) and a place of prayer of the Islamic religion, expresses in its announcement the Permanent Holy Synod, which held the last meeting of the 163rd Synodal Period………
indeed, including, emphasizes that “As he did in the similar case of Hagia Sophia, The Church of Greece immediately makes international appeals and actions, requesting the return of the Monastery of Chora again in its pre-existing use ".
In more detail, the announcement is as follows:
It met yesterday and today, for the month of August the Permanent Holy Synod of the Church of Greece of the 163rd Synodal Period, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Mr.. Jerome.
On the occasion of the conversion of the current museum status of the Katholikon of the Monastery of Chora into a Mosque (Glass) and a place of prayer of the Islamic religion, the Holy Synod expresses Her disappointment, Her strong protest and Her concern about this decision of the Government of the neighboring country Turkey, which also turned this Monument from a place of culture into a point of division and disintegration.
As he did in the similar case of Hagia Sophia, The Church of Greece immediately makes international appeals and actions, requesting the return of the Monastery of Chora again in its pre-existing use.
During the two Sessions the Permanent Holy Synod:
Approved the placements: a) of Archimandrite Panosiologiotatos Mr.. Ignatiou Mourtzanou in the position of Protosyggellos of the Holy Metropolis of Larissa and Tyrnavos, at the suggestion of His Eminence the Metropolitan of Larissa and Tyrnavos. Jerome and b) of Archimandrite Panosiologiotatos Mr.. Nektarios Dardanos in the position of Protosyggellos of the Holy Metropolis of Hydra, Spetses and Aegina, at the suggestion of His Eminence the Metropolitan of Hydra, Spetses and Aegina Mr.. Ephraim, while he also dealt with issues of Holy Metropolises, recommendations of Synodal Committees, secondment of clergy and current service matters.