THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE HOLY AND GREAT SYNOD ON THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2016

On Thursday, the 10^th/23^rd of June 2016, the Holy and Great Synod of Orthodoxy convened in a closed Session to discuss one of the approved texts.

The text in question was entitled “The sacrament of marriage and its hindrances”, which was specifically commented because of the significance of marriage and the problems facing it due to ideological and social positions.

During the evening session, the Holy and Great Synod looked at “The Mission of the Church in the contemporary world”.

After the Heads of Churches and the Hierarchs read and commented the text, it was referred to the Secretariat for amendments until the following day, when it was scheduled for further discussion.

From the Secretariat-General