March 14, 2013
Orthodox Patriarch John X Yazigi. (The Daily Star/Antoine Amrieh)
BEIRUT: Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X Yazigi said Wednesday the church could not sanction the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem’s decision to establish a new diocese in Qatar.
Yazigi said in a statement the move violated the laws of the All-Orthodox Church, “because it required the approval of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and Qatar lies in its territory.”
The decision was a “a direct intervention into the affairs of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch,” the statement added.
Source: DailyStar
