The first reaction of the Patriarchate in the scandal of unorthodox images with priests. “I can generate disorder and love among believers”
The Romanian Patriarchate has sent an appeal to all the dioceses for the rapid and strict application of the canonical sanctions in the case of serious deviations of the clergy and for the transparent information of the public, as a reaction to the recent scandals generated by the controversial images with priests.
Patriarchate has a first reaction following the scandal with shocking images / photo source: Inquam Photos
The Orthodox Church requires canonical sanctions applied immediately in serious cases
The Romanian Patriarchate calls on all the dioceses to strictly respect the canonical discipline in situations in which the clergy commit serious deviations from the moral conduct and the ecclesial life, the Romanian Orthodox Church shows in a statement, according to Agerpres.
“In situations in which there are concrete evidence of serious deviations, the sanctions provided by the Holy Canons, the statutory and regulatory provisions in force must be applied with speed”, emphasizes the Romanian Patriarchate.
According to the quoted source, the press offices of the dioceses have the responsibility to inform the public transparent and in time about the investigations undertaken and the measures taken in such cases, which “I can generate disorder and love among believers.”
“According to the words of the Lord Jesus Christ: 'The lies must come, but alas to the man through whom the God comes' (Matthew 18, 7), we disapprove of the deviations from the church discipline, but also the attitude of those who, for a desire for revenge and not from the spirit of straightenis also stated in the statement sent by the Romanian Patriarchate.
Scute of proportions, after controversial images with two priests arrived in the public space: dance at the bar and possibly consumption of prohibited substances
The Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuților is facing a scandal of proportions, after controversial images with two priests have reached the public space. One of the servants was filmed by dancing at the bar in a club, and the other appeared in a video in which it seems to smoke a forbidden substance.
The videos were posted on Facebook and taken over by the local press in Suceava, after a priest from Bihor, previously dismissed, publicly asked what irregularities are happening in the parishes. In reply, a user sent these images, and screenshots of some conversations suggest the involvement of the two priests in relations with other men.
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