The Permanent Synod of the Archdiocese of Greece forwarded to the investigators of the church court the case of the Metropolitans of Kythera and Antikythera Seraphim and the Aetolian and Akarnanian Cosmas, who refused to comply with the quarantine restrictions.

This decision was made by the Synod at meetings on August 25 and 26, chaired by Archbishop Jerome of Athens and all Greece, credo.press reports.

After the hearing, the Synod considered the explanations presented to be insufficient and asked them to update the promises made during the episcopal consecration, and their assurances of agreement with the decisions of the synod.

After the refusal of the metropolitans to accept the proposal of the Synod, they unanimously appointed investigators, Metropolitan Ignatius of Dimitriad and Almir for Metropolitan Kosma, and Metropolitan Anfim of Alexandroupoli for Metropolitan Seraphim.

Metropolitans Seraphim and Cosmas are accused of “moral incitement to disobedience of believers in relation to the proposals of the state and the Church in matters of health,” and they are also accused of “disobedience and disrespect for the unanimous decision of the collegial governing body of the Archdiocese of Greece regarding the emergency procedure for performing the sacrament in connection with sanitary restrictions. “.