It is the people who inform on one another who are the real threat to society, the Metropolitan believes. Further, he calls upon the “most impious citizen” who reported the parish to contribute towards the $2,195 in fines.
The Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus met in an extraordinary session today under the chairmanship of Archbishop Chrysostomos to formulate a response to the state’s latest measures that prohibit the faithful from going to church during the Nativity season.
For the Ambassador, Russia is to blame for not supporting Constantinople’s claims for itself, and in his estimation, it is to blame for the schism that has arisen from Constantinople’s intervention in Ukraine.
It is noted that the quarantine restrictions significantly affected but did not impede the Church’s humanitarian work. In particular, besides medical institutions, assistance was provided to doctors, large families, low-income families, and the elderly.
Of the more than 100 children, 28 are disabled children who receive therapeutic support at a center in nearby Șelimbăr. The children were full of excitement, joy, and enthusiasm as they received their gifts and the love from the kind-hearted parishioners.