The Diocese of Ergatsutan has severely condemned the celebration of the liturgy today in the Church of St. Geborg in the village of Granhowitz, Tallinn County, by the former priest Armen Arkalian (formerly Father Kurion).
"The person in question was once the leader of the infamous "New Armenia - The New Patriarch" movement. The church is not a place for personal ambitions, arbitrary decisions or actions to please his desires.
A cleric who has been declared a Pharisee loses his ecclesiastical right to exercise priestly service and exercise priestly rights. A "liturgy" performed by an excommunicated person cannot be considered a canonical liturgy performed by the Church.
Such an action not only violates the order of the church, but also misleads the believers, tramples and destroys their religious and spiritual life.
We demand that former clergymen who were removed from the place refrain from actions that desecrate churches and trample on the religious rights of the faithful. We urge our spiritual children to be careful and avoid participating in such illegal and anti-canonical events," the diocese said in a statement.
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