Official Announcement and Agreed Texts of the Synaxis of Primates Regarding the Holy and Great Synod 2016

The Orthodox Academy of Crete in Chania, Crete

Announcement of the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches 

(01/27/2016)

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The items officially approved for referral to and adoption by the Holy and Great Synod are:

1. The Mission of the Orthodox Church in the Contemporary World

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2. The Orthodox Diaspora, Autonomy and its Manner of Proclamation

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3. The Sacrament of Marriage and its Impediments

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4. The Significance of Fasting and its Application Today

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5. Relations of the Orthodox Church with the Rest of the Christian World

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By-Laws for the Operation of the Holy and Great Synod

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(As texts and translations are released, this post will be updated.)