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A new fundamental charter of the Church of Cyprus

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September 13, the Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus met in formal session, in the presence of Presidents of the three powers, executive, legislative and judicial, to formally endorse the new basic charter of the Church which provides a number of important reforms designed to "meet the requirements of present time and to address weaknesses the previous charter in order to preserve the close relationship between the church leaders and the people. " During this meeting, the President of the Republic of Cyprus Dimitris Christofias, particularly insisted on the following: "The Church as an institution, belongs to all", "priests and hierarchs are servants who have undertaken the important task of transmitting the teachings of Christ, our religion, so that they become mere men in His image and likeness (...) The teaching of Christ is for single men and the salvation of their souls and not just. "

The main novelties the new charter:

• 1. Creation of 13 dioceses, which allows the Church of Cyprus to have a full synod of bishops with 17 autocephalous Church, she will no longer be forced to go to other churches to resolve internal problems .

• 2. Establishment of three regional dioceses, according to an ancient practice of the Church of Cyprus, which the archbishop and the metropolitans delegate administrative powers and pastoral. •

3.Modification mode of election of the archbishop and Metropolitans: Now, according to the canons, the people appoint any member of the clergy meeting the conditions and the Holy Synod will choose, via a secret ballot among the three candidates who won the most votes. On the other hand, an archbishop or a metropolitan located in the medical incapacity to perform his duties, may be removed if three-fourths of the members of the Holy Synod to decide.

• 4. Provisional assignment of four parishes in the suburbs of Nicosia, the city of Cyrene (located in occupied territory), so that the Metropolitan can exercise his duties as pastor.

• 5. Creation of an ecclesiastical court and recognizing the right of the accused to counsel and the right of a bishop who, for example, was sentenced to reduction to the lay state, to appeal to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in accordance with the holy canons.

• 6. Marriage: the new charter recognizes civil marriage and extends to 25 years age difference allowed between the prospective partners. Concerning the dissolution of marriage, the Charter has added a de facto separation of four years as divorce case (like the legislation on civil marriage), but the non-recognition of the State's right to cancel a sacrament remains in force. Is

endorsed the creation of a single fund, with participation by the archdiocese, cities, churches and monasteries stavropégiaques designed to ensure payment of their salaries to the priests from parish regardless of the ecclesiastical province in which they exercise their duties.