Alexandria, June 14, 2016
Theodoros II, the Patriarch of Alexandria and All
Africa, appealed to all Local Orthodox Churches to
participate in the Pan-Orthodox Council on Crete,
reports Sedmitsa.ru, with
reference to Romfea.
In an interview given to radio station 98.4, Patriarch
Theodoros regarded as an historical Church Council that
which is to take place in June 2016 on the island of
Crete. The Alexandrian Patriarch stated that “the
Orthodox Church should be far from political, national,
and racial affiliations.
“It’s impossible to imagine that it would be
possible in the last minutes to not come to the Church
Council, in line with personal aspirations and
dissatisfactions related to primacy in the diptychs and
the role of the coordinator, fulfilled by the Patriarch of
Constantinople, although the decision was earlier made
unanimously!” Patriarch Theodoros said.
The primate of the Alexandrian Orthodox Church believes
that the Bulgarian Church will not change its decision, in
contrast with the other three Local Churches, which
didn’t say “no” in such a categorical
fashion.
According to Patriarch Theodoros, the primates of those
Churches which are putting forth such worldly issues as
the primacy of honor, “should get up from their
richly ornate thrones and visit Africa, to understand the
meaning of the poor and humble children of Christ.”
14 / 06 / 2016