The committee members are anticipated to ask the monks a collection of questions
In entrance of of the investigative committee of the Holy Synod, the monks of the Holy Abvakum Monastery in Fterikoudi are anticipated to current themselves in the present day. The members of the investigative committee, having now studied all of the proof and out there materials about what occurred within the monastery, are anticipated to ask the monks a collection of questions as a way to hear their positions and claims, earlier than reaching suggestions on the complaints beneath investigation.
The define of the protection of the monks was given within the earlier days via their attorneys who have been talked about epigrammatically of their newest announcement issued final Saturday. In accordance with the attorneys of the monks, “firmly and non-negotiablely supporting the legality and observance of the Constitution of the Church of Cyprus, on Monday 13 Might 2024 we are going to as soon as once more carry earlier than the investigative committee the present res judicata, which now has confess and settle for explicitly and clearly even the very best priest, though till now he hid it even from the Holy Synod. We hope that this time, the investigative committee will determine to use the Constitution and order a halt to the prosecution of our purchasers. After all, our memorandum with objections to the invalidity of the process stays pending, which has not but been answered, regardless of our efforts.”
In different phrases, they take into account {that a} penalty has already been imposed on the monks by Metropolitan Isaia of Tamasos and Orinis and subsequently a brand new penalty can’t be imposed on the monks for a similar case. The Metropolitan of Tamasos and Orinis Mr. Isaias imposed on archimandrite Nektarios Georgiou, abbot of the Holy Monastery of Saint Avvakum and archimandrite Porphyrios Ttoulos, the penalty of a three-month vacation and on the monk Abvakum Christofis, the penalty of excommunication. Concerning the problem of their salaries, in accordance with the monks' attorneys, on Might 10 the Metropolitan Tamasos gave written directions to the Central Ecclesiastical Fund to pay the due salaries to all three monks.
With the completion of the statements by the 2 monks, the investigative committee completes its work and can submit the case file to the Synodal Courtroom, which is able to make its selections. The court docket might determine to depose the monks or for different penalties supplied by ecclesiastical legislation.
