The continuation, extension and consolidation of the work
achieved over the last sixteen years by the late Archbishop Chrysostomos II, Metropolitan George of Pafos has stated that he wishes to continue and extend the work achieved by the late Archbishop Chrysostomos II.
Paphos Metropolitan George, speaking at an event at the Old Electric on Saturday night, said that there are many, including among his fellow candidates, who do not believe that the work of the late Archbishop should continue and that he had to face great opposition to the establishment of the Theological School. He added that the character and tradition of the Cypriot Church should be preserved.
In recent years, he said, we have witnessed a daily tour of relics and icons throughout Cyprus. This, he said, "is not the religiosity of our people."
He also referred to traditional monasticism in Stavrovouni, Trooditissa, Chrysoroyatissa and spoke of cases in which children are secretly taken from their parents, put in a monastery from which they are not allowed to leave even if any of their relatives died.
This, said Metropolitan George of Paphos, is something that does not refer to the freedom of Christianity but also to what Christ said that whoever wants to come after me can come after me.
The traditional religiosity of Cyprus, Pafos Georgios asserted, we will keep it in case of my election to the highest office of the church.
In addition, he announced that the charity work will continue where there are possibilities in the Archdiocese more than in the Metropolis of Pafos. There have been, he stressed, many legacies in the Archdiocese , people who left many properties both to their children and to the Church, either because others were childless or because they made a vow.
This, he said, will continue and will be expanded, while the work created by the late Archbishop with the student residences in Limassol will also continue, he concluded.
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