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`Catholicos is not immune, let him apply to court, I do not accept his
personality and behavior either.'
October 19 2013
Recently, Artistic Director of Vardan Ajemian State Drama Theatre of
Gyumri Nikolay Tsaturyan had called Catholicos a devil over GALA TV.
After Nikolay Tsaturyan's these words, a big fuss was raised in the
media and social networks, because, according to widespread rumors,
Catholicos was offended, was angry at him and complained to Serzh
Sargsyan to dismiss him from the chair of the Artistic Director of the
Theatre. In this respect, in the interview with Aravot.am, to our
question whether Catholicos had the right to get offended from the
opinion of the intellectual, and to what extent he shares Nikolay
Tsaturyan's standpoint about Catholicos, General Secretary of
`Heritage' party Styopa Safaryan answered, `If it is not an abuse of
personal character, or it was not said in this sense, then Catholicos
should understand why not only Nikolay Tsaturyan but many others put a
label on him. Every person must understand what facts and motivations
are laid on the base of criticizing his personality, regardless of
whether you accept them or not. I do not want to say that Catholicos
earned the right to be offended, but Catholicos is not immune, nor
indisputable, consequently his behavior and action may become worthy
of criticism. Personally I do not accept his personality and his
behavior.' We clarified that you considered him a devil, Styopa
Safaryan replied, `I do not want to say with those words. Whatever he
does, or how he behaves in that status, is not the conduct of His
Holiness.' We were interested that this Catholicos is criticized a
lot, whether the society has become freer, or Catholicos is very
vulnerable, Styopa Safaryan replied, `Both. Of course, transparency of
information has increased, opinions are spread very quickly, and the
information is open. I think the control has been increased, but the
public has become matured and many taboos are already broken. For what
they would be shy and would not dare to talk about before, now these
taboos are no more available.' Styopa Safaryan also said that if
Catholicos thinks that he is slandered, he may apply to the court.
`What are the courts for? The courts are not only for us to apply and
be rejected. Let him apply to court.'
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/10/19/162105/
From: Baghdasarian
personality and behavior either.'
October 19 2013
Recently, Artistic Director of Vardan Ajemian State Drama Theatre of
Gyumri Nikolay Tsaturyan had called Catholicos a devil over GALA TV.
After Nikolay Tsaturyan's these words, a big fuss was raised in the
media and social networks, because, according to widespread rumors,
Catholicos was offended, was angry at him and complained to Serzh
Sargsyan to dismiss him from the chair of the Artistic Director of the
Theatre. In this respect, in the interview with Aravot.am, to our
question whether Catholicos had the right to get offended from the
opinion of the intellectual, and to what extent he shares Nikolay
Tsaturyan's standpoint about Catholicos, General Secretary of
`Heritage' party Styopa Safaryan answered, `If it is not an abuse of
personal character, or it was not said in this sense, then Catholicos
should understand why not only Nikolay Tsaturyan but many others put a
label on him. Every person must understand what facts and motivations
are laid on the base of criticizing his personality, regardless of
whether you accept them or not. I do not want to say that Catholicos
earned the right to be offended, but Catholicos is not immune, nor
indisputable, consequently his behavior and action may become worthy
of criticism. Personally I do not accept his personality and his
behavior.' We clarified that you considered him a devil, Styopa
Safaryan replied, `I do not want to say with those words. Whatever he
does, or how he behaves in that status, is not the conduct of His
Holiness.' We were interested that this Catholicos is criticized a
lot, whether the society has become freer, or Catholicos is very
vulnerable, Styopa Safaryan replied, `Both. Of course, transparency of
information has increased, opinions are spread very quickly, and the
information is open. I think the control has been increased, but the
public has become matured and many taboos are already broken. For what
they would be shy and would not dare to talk about before, now these
taboos are no more available.' Styopa Safaryan also said that if
Catholicos thinks that he is slandered, he may apply to the court.
`What are the courts for? The courts are not only for us to apply and
be rejected. Let him apply to court.'
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/10/19/162105/
From: Baghdasarian