Israel in a quandary over whether to recognize Orthodox patriarch.Jerusalem (ENI)--The Greek Orthodox church Greek Orthodox Church Independent Eastern Orthodox church of Greece. The term is sometimes used erroneously for Eastern Orthodoxy in general. It remained under the patriarch of Constantinople until 1833, when it became independent. in the Holy Land enthroned Enthroned was formed in Charleroi in 1993 by Cernunnos. He soon recruited guitarist Tsebaoth and a vocalist from a local Grind/Black band Hecate who stayed until the end of december 1993. Then bassist/vocalist Sabathan joined. a new patriarch to replace Irineos, who was deposed by his bishops after a scandal about the sale and leasing of church land to investors linked to ultranationalist Jewish groups, but Israel is in a quandary over whether to grant him recognition. Greek president Karolos Papoulias Dr. Karolos Papoulias (Greek: Κάρολος Παπούλιας, IPA: [ˈkaro̞ˌlo̞s paˈpuʎas] , at the head of a delegation of political and church officials from Greece, hailed the enthronement of Patriarch Theophilos III on Nov. 22 as "a new beginning" for the church. Waving Greek and Cypriot flags, hundreds of Greek Orthodox Adj. 1. Greek Orthodox - of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Orthodox faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he clerics and parishioners attended Patriarch Theophilos' enthronement ceremony in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre This article is about the church building in Jerusalem. For other uses, see The Holy Sepulchre (disambiguation). The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Latin Sanctum Sepulchrum), also called the Church of the Resurrection ( (Arabic, . The crowds shouted the Greek word axios ("you are worthy") at the ceremony for Patriarch Theophilos. He later gave a speech promising the patriarchate pa·tri·ar·chate n. 1. The territory, rule, or rank of a patriarch. 2. See patriarchy. patriarchate Noun the office, jurisdiction or residence of a patriarch Noun would "emerge from the sea of corruption and fraud." Israel is reluctant to abandon Mr. Irineos, who was demoted to the rank of a monk over the sale and leasing of church property to Jewish and Israeli investors. Under a tradition dating back centuries, a new Greek patriarch in Jerusalem has to be confirmed by the rulers of the Holy Land, in this case Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Jordan. The land deals raised a furor in the Holy Land's close-knit Greek Orthodox community, whose mostly Palestinian parishioners have long resented the sale of church property to Israelis. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate is one of the biggest landowners in Jerusalem, but it is deep in debt and Patriarch Theophilos faces a difficult task rebuilding the church's finances as well as its prestige. Mr. Irineos, who has denied approving the land deals, challenged the validity of his dismissal in an interview with the Jerusalem Post newspaper. He stayed in a room in the patriarchate, surrounded by supporters and bodyguards, during the ceremony. |
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