A meeting between Archbishop Georgios and the suspended Bishop of Paphos, Tychikos, ended without agreement on Friday, after the latter refused to sign a profession of faith presented to him by the Archbishop.
According to information obtained by Politis, Tychikos instead submitted his own memorandum to Archbishop Georgios, requesting that it be examined by the Holy Synod when it next meets.
Tychikos submits his own memorandum
Tychikos arrived at the Holy Archbishopric of Cyprus on Friday morning carrying a memorandum, which he handed to Archbishop Georgios. His intention was for the document to be brought before the Holy Synod for discussion at its next meeting.
During their meeting, Archbishop Georgios presented Tychikos with a text setting out a profession of faith and asked him to sign it.
However, the suspended Bishop of Paphos refused to sign the document and left the Archbishopric, with no agreement reached between the two sides.
The development leaves the deadlock between Tychikos and the Holy Synod unresolved, with the matter remaining open ahead of a possible further meeting of the Synod.
Ten-day ultimatum expired on 11 November
The meeting follows a ten-day deadline set by Archbishop Georgios, which expired on 11 November. Tychikos had been asked to clarify his position and comply with the Church's decisions.
At the centre of the dispute is the signing of a profession of faith, which the Archbishopric considers a necessary condition for restoring Tychikos's ecclesiastical relationship with the Holy Synod.
In recent days, the Archbishopric had said that attempts to contact Tychikos had gone unanswered. It had also left open the possibility of convening an extraordinary session of the Holy Synod, during which the possibility of his defrocking could be considered.
Despite Friday's meeting between the two church leaders, Tychikos's refusal to sign the profession of faith means that the dispute remains unresolved.
