The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papoashvili, said that the Catholicos-Patriarch had baptized three times more people in Adjara the day before than went to the opposition rally in the evening. According to him, this shows where the Georgian people stand. "The Georgian people cannot stand together with that pseudo-religious sect that tries to oust the Georgian Church from the public sphere and bring to power in Georgia a force subject to the direct influence of the governments of foreign countries - in short, an anti-patriotic and agentic force," Papuashvili said. He added that yesterday was the best illustration of who the Georgian people really support.

The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papoashvili, said that the Catholicos-Patriarch had baptized three times more people in Adjara the day before than went to the opposition rally in the evening. According to him, this shows where the Georgian people stand. "The Georgian people cannot stand together with that pseudo-religious sect that tries to oust the Georgian Church from the public sphere and bring to power in Georgia a force subject to the direct influence of the governments of foreign countries - in short, an anti-patriotic and agentic force," Papuashvili said. He added that yesterday was the best illustration of who the Georgian people really support.