ACC unity important pillar for preventing dangerous process of church  disintegration

ArmInfo. The unity of the Armenian Apostolic Church is an important pillar for preventing the dangerous process of the church's disintegration. This is what  Tatevik Hayrapetyan, an expert on Azerbaijan, writes in his article.

"On July 23, the supreme chief status-writer (RA Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan - ed.) published a confession post in which he openly  stated that his fight is not against the Catholicos or individual  clergy, but against the Armenian Apostolic Church itself. Let me  remind you that he proposes replacing the Catholicos of all Armenians  with "any priest with good moral qualities," then plans to plunge the  church and clergy into long, endless and useless scholastic disputes  about the text of the "Armenian Canon," and only then plans to hold  elections for the Catholicos. In addition, he plans to check the  "integrity of all candidates for the post of Catholicos" using  methods known only to him). Pashinyan's post of July 23 left no doubt  about his true goal: to dissolve the AAC, dealing a decisive blow to  one of the most important pillars of Armenian national identity. And  the fact that all this is happening at the request of Azerbaijan, I  have proven with facts, and not "I want to dwell on this," the  political scientist noted.

In this context, Hayrapetyan emphasized, the unity of the Armenian  Apostolic Church is an important pillar for preventing the dangerous  process of church disintegration. "Even in a small family, issues can  arise, but you can't discuss solutions to these problems with someone  who openly declares that they want to destroy your family. This, in  my opinion, is somewhat illogical. I myself am a follower of the  Armenian Apostolic Church, a Christian, and also a citizen of the  Republic of Armenia, and I understand that the man who came to power  in an atmosphere of love and trust among the people is today busy  destroying this state, striking blow after blow at the most  ideological pillars: the church, the army, culture, education,  history. It hasn't reached the level of language yet, but it will. In  this situation, it is difficult to be prudent, vigilant, and  conscientious; emotions often take over. You simply need to realize  that the destructive "status writer" plays on these emotions; he  fears logic and facts; he needs curses, insults, emotions, because  that is what his game is built on. This is precisely why he  constantly storms the public sphere.

After all, when it comes to a leader driven by an obsession with  destroying our state, it is difficult to remain free from emotions.  Given all this, I appeal to the spiritual shepherd of Hovhannavank,  Father Aram, as well as to our other spiritual fathers and  high-ranking clergy: put aside your personalities, your personal  grievances for the sake of the church and the state. Be more tolerant  and forgiving of each other. With God's help, refrain from rash and  erroneous steps and decisions that become a weapon in the hands of  those who want to destroy the church. Do not give this hammer into  the hands of those who want to destroy the church, which is the  centuries-old pillar of our identity. Unity, prudence and restraint  of emotions will help:  Help us survive this difficult situation.  Problems can be resolved in an atmosphere of respect, dialogue and  mutual attention. As a public figure, I do my utmost to avoid  deepening polarization. I do not label everyone as a "Nikolovites",  even if the actions or words of this person, in my opinion, can be  assessed as such. Perhaps I am wrong, but I see how the "status  writer" clearly outlined the scenario for the destruction of this  state. I know that I need this state like air or water. I know that I  do not want to leave here. I know that my roots are here. But I also  know that in order to prevent this destruction and change the course  of events, I need compatriots with whom I can disagree on many  issues. I certainly cannot do it alone.  Therefore, I try to be more  tolerant and balanced in my speeches. This is necessary today to  protect Armenia. And for the continuity of our state, it is important  that we put our personal ego aside a little. In addition, I would  like to say that Hovhannavank is one of my favorite, most peaceful  places," the expert noted.