Aysor.am writes:
A statement signed by the bishops and archbishops was distributed today, by which the latter demand from His Holiness the Patriarch that Archbishop Arshak leave the Mother See.
According to that statement, the authenticity of the videos with the participation of Arshak Srbazan was confirmed by expert examination.
The statement was signed by clergymen who have been rumored for years to have violated the vow of celibacy. For example, the leader of Kotayk diocese, Archbishop Arakel Karamyan, signed the statement. According to news reports, he is the father of Argishti Kyaramyan, the former director of the National Security Service, the former chairman of the RA Investigative Committee. In a conversation with Aysor.am, Arakel Srbazan said that he does not give any comments. "God bless you, whatever is written is written," said Srbazan and hung up the phone.
Names are mentioned in the text of the statement, but their signatures are missing, for example, the name of Bishop Narek Avagyan, leader of Artik Diocese. "If I join, I will sign, I will give an explanation, for now, nothing," said Narek Srbazan in a conversation with Aysor.am. The name is there, but the leader of the Vayots Dzor Diocese, Abraham Srbazan, did not sign either. The bishop told Aysor.am that he did not sign the statement, but he will announce his point of view.
