Father Nerses Harutyunyanwrites:
"When, after the 44-day period, the Church was making its last efforts to keep Dadivank, which was out of Armenian control, Armenian, I was called back from the service in Egypt and assigned to that mission for two years.
Before that, Dadivank service was carried out for the longest time - one month. It was hard, humanly very difficult, but we, our group called to the mission, remained steadfast.
This is the way of celibacy. Personal should be minimal here. Generating feelings of injustice by comparing oneself with others is not the way of a church person, especially a celibate. We have tasted the moment of death there, the spiritual joy, the anxiety of life and the peace of faith. To publicize this, from one point of view, is not appropriate for a clergyman. This is a life of mission that you either live or die for, spiritually speaking.
In the church there is no coercion, there is no forcing, there is a mission. This must be understood once and for all.
There are no captives or slaves in the church. There is perfect freedom in conscious choice.
It is not so easy to understand this outside of spiritual life. That's why, before speaking, acting, judging, think a little more.
I have been living under the authority of the church since 2000. I confirm. the calling of the mission is not a compulsion, the place of service is not a punishment, but a conscious path that you either pass or not.
Stay away from spiritual, inner situations with your unspiritual, strictly worldly formulations.
Stay away."
