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Styopa Safaryan's `shocking information' about Catholicos. `He has
captured public parks.'
October 19 2013
Today, in an interview with the Aravot.am, Secretary-General of
`Heritage' party Stepan Safaryan told that he is receiving `shocking
information' about the Catholicos, about the property that he is
trying to obtain through the church. `It is the first time I am
stating about it. I was deeply shocked when I found out that the park
located in Nor Nork 1st district, near Gayi statue belongs to the
Catholicos and the Holy See and it is not under care of the precinct
authorities because it has another owner.' We clarified whether it has
become the private property of the Catholicos or Etchmiadzin, Stepan
Safaryan replied, `I do not care whether it personally belongs to the
Catholicos or the Holy See. It has become the policy of the Holy See
by the Catholicos, and he has captured the public parks. The
Catholicos displaying such behavior cannot deserve respect, at least
by me, and even if I do not call him a demon, definitely I will not
tell any positive and praising words to his address.' Styopa Safaryan
also added that he has found out that the Catholicos has captured not
only the park in Yerevan, but also other parks, as well as the
territory of the Institute of Language. `He has just acquired them by
using the state leverages. In the same way, now, the Catholicos, if he
does not want the hatred and criticism against him be continued, he
should be abstained from intervening in secular affairs and statuses
of secular people. It should not be allowed for the Catholicos to use
the Minister of Culture or any other levers to dismiss the author of
criticism unpleasant to him from work. The church, itself, has been
persecuted by the Soviet Union for years. And, nowadays, it seems that
the church seems to be trying to become a persecutor of citizens' free
speech and free mind. In this regard, it is just condemnable, and I
think that the society will not allow its church to become a devil.'
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/10/19/162098/
captured public parks.'
October 19 2013
Today, in an interview with the Aravot.am, Secretary-General of
`Heritage' party Stepan Safaryan told that he is receiving `shocking
information' about the Catholicos, about the property that he is
trying to obtain through the church. `It is the first time I am
stating about it. I was deeply shocked when I found out that the park
located in Nor Nork 1st district, near Gayi statue belongs to the
Catholicos and the Holy See and it is not under care of the precinct
authorities because it has another owner.' We clarified whether it has
become the private property of the Catholicos or Etchmiadzin, Stepan
Safaryan replied, `I do not care whether it personally belongs to the
Catholicos or the Holy See. It has become the policy of the Holy See
by the Catholicos, and he has captured the public parks. The
Catholicos displaying such behavior cannot deserve respect, at least
by me, and even if I do not call him a demon, definitely I will not
tell any positive and praising words to his address.' Styopa Safaryan
also added that he has found out that the Catholicos has captured not
only the park in Yerevan, but also other parks, as well as the
territory of the Institute of Language. `He has just acquired them by
using the state leverages. In the same way, now, the Catholicos, if he
does not want the hatred and criticism against him be continued, he
should be abstained from intervening in secular affairs and statuses
of secular people. It should not be allowed for the Catholicos to use
the Minister of Culture or any other levers to dismiss the author of
criticism unpleasant to him from work. The church, itself, has been
persecuted by the Soviet Union for years. And, nowadays, it seems that
the church seems to be trying to become a persecutor of citizens' free
speech and free mind. In this regard, it is just condemnable, and I
think that the society will not allow its church to become a devil.'
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/10/19/162098/