Continuing the tradition of the Church of Cyprus to resist modernism, Metropolitan George of Paphos wants Pafos, he told a provincial meeting in Paphos. Our tradition, he said, was formed because of our proximity to both Jerusalem and Constantinople.
Metropolitan George of Paphos told the meeting that he delayed in announcing his candidacy as it would be immoral to do so before the burial of former Archbishop Chrysostomos, while his other co-candidates had been "working for years, some since the previous archbishop's election and others as soon as the Archbishop fell ill and thus had time to unfold all their programs to the audience and to the world and can now comfortably claim" election to the archbishop's throne.
He said he was limited to less than a month of work but, he added, with the support of the people the messages are very good and he will overcome this difficulty.
The Pafos Metropolitan said that he does not "fall a little" for Paphos being the first Metropolis in Cyprus and would not want to leave there without any reason.
"If I seek it, however, it is because I am seeking a position so that what I do in Paphos I can do elsewhere with greater ease and with better prospects," he said. The Pafos Metropolitan stressed that he wishes to continue the tradition of the Church of Cyprus to resist modernization.
Pafos George also noted that he will continue the charitable and social work of the late Archbishop of Cyprus, Archbishop George II. He also announced that young couples will be supported in order to address the problem of low birth rate and referred to the care of the Holy Metropolis of Paphos for young people and the elderly.
Source: KYPE
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