Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin urges believers not to succumb to  provocative statements of bishops who have joined Pashinyan`s  anti-church campaign

ArmInfo. The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin has called on believers to remain calm and not to succumb to the provocative statements of bishops who have joined  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's anti-church campaign.

According to the press office of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC),  this statement came in response to the public outrage and unrest  caused by the statement of 10 bishops. "Let your actions be  manifested in universal prayer, solidarity, and unity. The  steadfastness of Holy Etchmiadzin is your devotion to your homeland  and the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church," Etchmiadzin emphasized.

Furthermore, the Armenian Apostolic Church called for vigilance to  the bishops who took the initiative for the risky gathering at the  Mother See. "Responsibility must be shown to keep the people away  from disastrous upheavals and to act exclusively in accordance with  the canonical procedures of  the Church.  There is no need to exploit  the people's cherished feelings, and a  with a well-known false  agenda sow discord among the pious children of the Church,   disrupting the peace and prayerful atmosphere of the Armenian  spiritual center," the Mother See concluded.

Recall, 10 bishops who had previously joined Armenian Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan's anti-church campaign launched in May, called on  citizens to join their demand for the resignation of Catholicos of  All Armenians Karekin II  at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on  December18. Following this announcement, many public figures and  opposition representatives expressed their intention to attend the  service at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on that day to  demonstrate their support for Karekin II. The Aragatsotn Diocese of  the Armenian Apostolic Church also released a statement, announcing  the postponement of the service and its holding at the Mother See of  Holy Etchmiadzin amidst the demands for the resignation of the  Catholicos of All Armenians