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HIS HOLINESS KAREKIN II, POUNDING HIS FISTS ON THE TABLE, DEMANDED GEORGIA MEET ARMENIA'S DEMANDS: BISHOP ZENON
epress.am
07.07.2011
While in Russia, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and
Catholicos of All Armenians, pounding his fists on the table, demanded
the Georgian side meet the demands of the Armenian side, said Bishop
Zenon of Dmanisi, the leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church's Diocese
of Great Britain and Ireland on Palitra ("Palette") radio.
"Everybody knows his attitude toward the Georgian Orthodox Church.
Such an incident occurred in Russia: His Holiness Karekin II, pounding
his fists on the table in front of the Russian delegation, demanded
the Armenian side's claims be fulfilled. The meeting was attended by
a delegation of the Georgian Church," said Bishop Zenon.
According to him, the relationship between the Georgian and Armenian
churches became more constrained after the statements from the
Armenian side.
"Several years ago, when a memorandum between the Georgian Patriarchate
and representatives of other religions was signed, we agreed that we
would discuss the issue of giving churches status and other issues
together. Now it turns out that the demands of the Armenian side have
been satisfied unilaterally: they have been assigned status and now
they can make a bid on property. Virtually all of the unrest is caused
by the Armenian side. In any normal country, no question arises as
to whether a person should or should not own property. Man should
own property, but he has to command that ownership which belongs to
him legally," said the bishop.
According to Bishop Zenon, the Georgian authorities' position regarding
the Armenian Church as a whole is incomprehensible.
"It's not clear what caused this support of the Armenian Church,
at a time when Armenia does not support the UN resolution on return
of refugees," he said.
epress.am
07.07.2011
While in Russia, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and
Catholicos of All Armenians, pounding his fists on the table, demanded
the Georgian side meet the demands of the Armenian side, said Bishop
Zenon of Dmanisi, the leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church's Diocese
of Great Britain and Ireland on Palitra ("Palette") radio.
"Everybody knows his attitude toward the Georgian Orthodox Church.
Such an incident occurred in Russia: His Holiness Karekin II, pounding
his fists on the table in front of the Russian delegation, demanded
the Armenian side's claims be fulfilled. The meeting was attended by
a delegation of the Georgian Church," said Bishop Zenon.
According to him, the relationship between the Georgian and Armenian
churches became more constrained after the statements from the
Armenian side.
"Several years ago, when a memorandum between the Georgian Patriarchate
and representatives of other religions was signed, we agreed that we
would discuss the issue of giving churches status and other issues
together. Now it turns out that the demands of the Armenian side have
been satisfied unilaterally: they have been assigned status and now
they can make a bid on property. Virtually all of the unrest is caused
by the Armenian side. In any normal country, no question arises as
to whether a person should or should not own property. Man should
own property, but he has to command that ownership which belongs to
him legally," said the bishop.
According to Bishop Zenon, the Georgian authorities' position regarding
the Armenian Church as a whole is incomprehensible.
"It's not clear what caused this support of the Armenian Church,
at a time when Armenia does not support the UN resolution on return
of refugees," he said.