The Patriarch"s Secretariat at a special briefing refused to pardon the convicted priest and explained that the deacon was blackmailing the church. The Patriarchate does not intend to file a motion on pardon, while the reason is the scandalous letter of the father Giorgi Mamaladze and his brother"s form of protest.
Archpriest Andrea Jagmaidze refers to all those who are against the position of the Patriarchate as the church"s enemy.
Opponents of the Patriarchate"s official position have already appeared.
There is no prisoner for Baghdadi and Vani Metropolitan, which can not be pardoned. That is why he requires that the Father`s pardon issue be discussed at the Synod session.The Synod member is one of 46 bishops who support pardon of the Deacon.The clergy do not hide the fact that Deacon Mamaladze"s question is one of the main reasons for the split in the Patriarchate.
of Chkondodi gave an interview to the Saturday Courier and recalled his meeting with Ilia II after his return from Germany. Metropolitan Petre says that the Patriarch was the initiator of the release of the arrested priest, but he was blackmailed and decided to change the decision after the meeting.The brother of Archpriest also confirms that the Patriarch agreed to pardon the priest.It took more than 10 days to make a statement on the pardon of Georgia"s pardon. Ilia II"s Secretariat also spoke about the scandalous letter sent by the archpriest Mamaladze the contents of which are kept secret.The Patriarchate does not intend to publicize the letter and, in parallel, calls on the investigative agency to openly speak the details of the case, which is classified.
The Prosecutor"s Office refused to disclose the documents.Deacon Giorgi Mamaladze is being treated in penitentiary medical institution.