Written statements of three monks earlier than the Holy Synod characterizing an archimandrite who they contemplate to be a person of Metropolitan Tamasos Isaias as gay
“Elder Nektarios handed over enormous sums of cash to the Metropolitan of Tamasos and Orinis, which he had positioned in envelopes and luggage, which he handed over to him as “black”, i.e. undeclared and hidden cash”, says a monk of the Holy Monastery of St. Avvakum in a written letter to the Holy Synod. “In a single case,” he provides, “I personally delivered them to him within the car parking zone of the Metropolis, in a pharmacy bag.”
They characteristic a homosexual archimandrite
Written statements of three monks had been despatched to the Holy Synod at present by the lawyer of the 2 monks concerned within the case of the Holy Monastery of Saint Avvakum, who describe an archimandrite as gay and speak about sums of cash they gave to the Metropolis of Tamasos and Orini.
In line with data from politis.com.cy, the lawyer of the 2 monks who had been on the heart of the scandal, despatched a letter at present to the Holy Synod, attaching written statements of three different monks of the Holy Monastery of St. Avvakum, who assist the elder of the Monastery and switch towards of a sure archimandrite who they contemplate to be a person of Metropolitan Tamasos Isaias and whom they characterize as gay. The actual archimandrite resided for a time on the Monastery of Saint Avvakum and seems to be the one who secured the movies in query and delivered them to the related Metropolis.
As well as, the three monks of their written statements refer to very large sums of cash which they gave to the Metropolis of Tamasos, as they declare. Additionally they converse of blackmailing the act of contrition of the 2 monks concerned within the case of the Holy Monastery of St. Avvakum.
“The case was fabricated by the Metropolitan of Tamasos”
In one of many letters obtained by politis.com.cy and revealed, one of many monks claims that “the Metropolitan of Tamasos and Orinis fabricated this case towards Elder Nektarios and Archimandrite Porphyrios” as a result of Elder Nektarios instantly requested him for the return of cash.
Relating to the complaints about inserting myrrh on the Cross to deceive the devoted, the actual monk states that “it was not like that”. He provides that “it’s about inserting alcohol to take care of contagious viruses and Covid 19”. He additionally states that he signed a pre-formulated doc underneath situations of threats and concern “by which I admitted that I, by order of the Elder Nektarios Georgios, put myrrh on the Cross to be able to deceive the devoted and revenue from the alleged miracles of the Cross”.
Subsequently, the monk, who indicators the letter that we’re revealing at present, states that “My admissions that seem within the textual content bearing my signature don’t correspond to actuality and with this written assertion I cancel and retract what’s talked about on this textual content”
Protected
The monk additionally refers back to the concern of the protected, claiming that he categorically denies the admission he has made and retracts that “the protected belongs to the Monastery, quite the opposite, it belongs to Elder Nektarios Georgiou”.
They’re referred to the Synod Courtroom
Within the meantime, the session of the Holy Synod which had convened at 10:00 within the morning to think about the complaints towards the 2 monks of the Monastery of St. Avvakum ended shortly after 15:00.
The 2 monks had been summoned to attend the Synod however in the end didn’t seem. Nonetheless, the Holy Synod determined to refer the 2 monks earlier than the 6-member Synodal Courtroom.
In statements after the top of the session, the Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod, Archimandrite Georgios Christodoulou, said that the Holy Synod declares “categorically decided to deliver in regards to the cleaning inside the Church”. He additionally said that the Six-member Synod Courtroom will meet quickly.
