For “Thunderbolt in the Ethria” her spokesman spoke Sinai In Greece, Archimandrite Porphyry Frangakoin statements she made on her radio ERT For the unexpected decision of Egypt to close the monastery of St. Catherine Sinaiwhich is also the oldest Christian monastery in the world.
“It was a thunderbolt in the air for both the Sinai Monastery for the Greek Government and for those who knew the issue … That is, the sanctuary was drawn to a lawsuit with which fundamentalist circles of the Muslim brothers sued the Holy Monastery for 71 immovable property. The monastery was unfortunately sentenced to first instance, but in the Court of Appeal, with the help of the Greek government, it made an agreement to be resolved out of court. That is, to agree on a common text and not to proceed with the trial. In December, two committees specially authorized, one from Egypt and one from Greece, resulted in a text in which our Egyptians told us that they were signing it. We waited until May and, after postponements, we arrived on May 28, when the out -of -court settlement was unjustified, unexpected and unnecessary and eventually a Leonian court ruling was issued for Egypt, which condemns, confiscates the property of the monasteryturns it into state property and submits it to the Archaeological Service of Egypt. And the monks, owners of the monastery since the 5th century, become guests in their home. And the first single continuous operation in history is suddenly transformed into a quasi -museum. And the monks all they can do is work. The rest, belong to the archaeological service ยป said the Archimandrite Porphyrios.
When asked if there were opportunities for appeal in that court ruling, the monastery spokesman said that “There is a third degree, similar to what we have in the Supreme Court, appeal for the sake of malice. But I do not know if it is likely to happen, because when you are walking on a path to co -ordinating with the Greek and Egyptian government, with certainty that after we have agreed, things will go there, suddenly they are overthrown and entering a new perspective. The monks will be there with a visa, with a one -year residence permit. Who assures us that she will be renewed? “
“They are around 20 fathers there with an annual visa, renewed on separate dates. After that, can anyone live with certainty? “ added and continued: “It should be noted that the monastery is the crossroads of the three monotheistic religions, it is a global and cultural heritage. It is a relics, not Byzantium, but of humanity and is adopted by UNESCO. The attempt to turn it into a museum is criminal. If it is bad that Hagia Sophia and the Monastery of the country became mosques, we have the opposite. We turn a living place of worship into a museum. It is a violation of human and religious rights, because confiscation is not a religious right. Every civilized person must stand opposite. “
For potential mobilizations and promotion of the issue on a global scale, Porphyrios said: “We are in the period of information, we are waiting to see what the Greek government’s consultations will have and they are all open.”
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