The event took place at the Study Center of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos in Archangelos, where a large number of women and others welcomed the Metropolitan of Tamasos.
In his speech, His Holiness sent the message of equality and respect for all women and stressed that the Metropolis in its 15 years of existence has already done a lot for women and these actions will be extended throughout Cyprus, with the Church of Cyprus actively standing by their side.
"We as a church must not allow the abuse of women, "to keep their house", we must make interventions, we must inform them of their rights, we must enter that house and save the woman from abuse. Gone are the days of "let her be beaten, abused, raped, abused to save the family. But we are breaking up the family. Do you know what trauma children suffer when in their childhood they see their mother being ruthlessly abused? We are not saving the family. We're breaking up the family. Because when this child grows up, how is he going to stand on his own two feet with these experiences? He blames the whole world for not protecting his mother. He blames his father, his relatives, he blames the church. Where were you, Father, when my father was beating my mother?"
The position of the Metropolitan of Tamassos was reinforced by Mrs. Eleni Koliou, who in her speech thanked His Eminence who was always at the side of the women refugees in their struggle for return.
In his address, Mr. Cyprus Michaelides, in charge of organizational matters, said that the qualitative characteristics of Metropolitan of Tamassos are superior to the other candidates and he simply intends to continue his work from the Archbishop's throne after December 18.
The event was musically dressed by the choir "Tamasos Odes", while at the end of the event the attendees had the opportunity to discuss with the Metropolitan of Tamasos.
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