"Zhoghovurd" daily writes:
"ArmLur.am reported that the local authorities created a new electronic page to remove the Catholicos. On the website Barenorogum.am, they propose to approve the removal of the Catholicos and the renovation of the church by electronic voting. "Zhoghovurd" daily noted that Almast Muradyan, who is the head of the staff of the Ararat Patriarchal Diocese, is responsible for the website. Muradyan is also the president of "Dialog" NGO.
The NGO is an educational and analytical center of Religion and Public Relations. Studies have shown that what is written on that website is directly comparable to Nikol Pashinyan's statements. Statements of the bishops are also published on the website one by one.
"Zhoghovurd" daily contacted Almast Muradyan. by asking several questions, we tried to find out from him the answer to the questions that interest us. We tried to understand at whose suggestion the website for collecting signatures against Vehapar was created, who are the managers of the website, what is its purpose.
"On the website there is an announcement of the episcopal class. In other words, it already implies that the bishops who spread the statement are also the initiators of the website. Nothing else is presented on the website. The purpose of the website was that the 10 bishops who are here at the moment presented their statement, as written on the website.
This is a call to the thrones of bishops, bishops, deacons and priest fathers. The initiative of the site was born from this statement, with which Nikol Pashinyan has nothing to do," says Muradyan. It has nothing to do with Pashinyan, but it should be noted that the statement of 10 bishops was the result of internal pressures.
There are many references to this in the press. Muradyan assured that he was involved in this case as an individual, and the fact that he is the president of an NGO and the head of the staff of the Ararat Patriarchal Diocese has nothing to do with it. he is engaged in the site's work as an individual. Muradyan did not answer the question of how it turned out that the site was entrusted to him as an individual. "And why shouldn't the website be trusted to me as an individual?" As a believer of the Armenian Apostolic Church, should he not be trusted? What does it matter whether it was entrusted to me or to another believer?
I was entrusted, I do it, is there any problem?" Muradyan was upset. We asked Muradyan through whom the website was launched, he assured us that he did everything himself, even the financial investment, but he did not want to specify the amount. The head of the staff of the Ararat Patriarchal Diocese also did not mention whether there is a clearly defined threshold, how many signatures will be considered enough. How many of the 3 million people will have to sign the demand to gain legal force?
The answer was shaky. "I'm not saying we don't have an answer or we don't have data. we have, I just don't want to answer," Muradyan said in an interview with "Zhoghovurd" daily. It should be noted that the bishops who are trying to divide the Church even announce a signature collection, but it is aimless and without analysis, because they do not have the confidence that these signature collections will serve the purpose.
