The Patriarch Of Romania Chaired The Commission For Statutes And Regulations At The Patriarchal Residence

2/12/2010

On 2 December 2010, the members of the Commission for Statutes and Regulations of the Romanian Orthodox Church met in a working session at the Patriarchal Residence. The meeting was held in the synodal room and chaired by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel – informs TRINITAS Radio station. To start with the meeting, the members of the Commission held a solemn moment and sang “Eternal Remembrance”, at the anniversary of 12 years since the passing away of Father Cleopa – as TRINITAS TV informs us.

During the meeting, the commission analysed the amendments of the “Statutes for the Organisation and Functioning of the Romanian Orthodox Church” that the Metropolitan synods proposed.

“The metropolitan synods expressed the ecclesiastic conscience regarding the importance and necessity of this Statutes and, to a great extent, the canonical character of the proposals formulated. We must take into account our obligation to be in accordance and full unity with the entire Orthodoxy, with all the sister Orthodox Churches, a fact mentioned just at the beginning of the Statutes. So, the Orthodox Church is defined as autocepahlous, but in communion with the other Orthodox Churches and in dogmatic, liturgical and canonical unity with the universal Orthodoxy”, also said His Beatitude.

The defined text of the amendments will be submitted to the Holy Synod for debate.

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