His support for Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was expressed by Metropolitan Isaias of Tamasou and Mountains, as he said following his meeting with him today in the Phanar and his participation in the Collect.
The Metropolitan of Tamasou said that "with the invasion of Russia in Ukraine and with the theological facts, we could not but support the decisions of the Ecumenical Patriarch". As he said, today's Collect was the culmination of this development.
In a statement to the Cyprus News Agency, the Metropolitan of Tamassos said he was visiting Phanar following the kind invitation of the Ecumenical Patriarch to participate in the liturgy for the Throne Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle and at the same time to ordain Monk Bartholomew to the first degree of the priesthood, that of Deacon.
"It was a very touching reception on the part of the Ecumenical Patriarch, who also received us in a special audience and conveyed to us his blessings and blessings. At the same time we assured him of the love and support of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, both from the Metropolis of Tamassos and from the whole of Cyprus and subsequently participated in the Holy Collect and the ordination of the new Deacon Bartholomew," he said.
"We depart with the blessings of His Holiness, who sends to the entire Holy Synod and the Superior his blessings and love for the people of Cyprus and prays for us. It was a truly touching visit which will remain engraved in our hearts for eternity," said the Metropolitan of Tamassos.
Asked whether his participation in the Collect, which was attended by a representative of the Ukrainian Church, meant support for the Ukrainian Church, the Metropolitan of Tamassos said that "it is the continuation of our support for the Ecumenical Patriarchate".
As he noted, "with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and with the theological facts, we could not but support the decisions of the Ecumenical Patriarch." And today, he added, "with this Holy Collect was also the sealing of this development, which of course support and love goes back to the 1990s when we began our visits here in the Phanar and our support for His Holiness."
Finally, Metropolitan Isaiah said that "today, however, is a special and symbolic day where our personal and ecclesiastical relations are sealed and renewed and reborn and our support for the Ecumenical Throne and these just privileges is increasing."
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