“The decision of the Patriarchate shames the Georgian Church and its centuries-long struggle for freedom and independence!” - Georgia’s fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, said in response to the suspension of Archimandrite Dorote Kurashvili from priestly duties.
According to her, she will never believe that the Patriarch agrees with injustice.
“I am going to Rustaveli Avenue to support Archimandrite Dorote and as a sign of solidarity!
The decision of the Patriarchate shames the Georgian Church and its centuries-long struggle for freedom and independence!
I will never believe that the Patriarch agrees with injustice!” Zurabishvili wrote.