His Beatitude Patriarch John X participates in the conference of the General Secretariat of the Orthodox Youth Movement
Wadi Al-Nasara, February 19, 2022
Under the auspices of His Beatitude Patriarch John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, the General Secretariat of the Orthodox Youth Movement’s fifty-second conference was held in the Patriarchal Monastery of Saint George al-Humeyra in Wadi Al-Nasara in Syria. The Secretary-General Rene Anton took part in the conference in addition to members of the participating delegations from all the Syrian and Lebanese centers. Besides His Beatitude, the Abbot of the monastery, Bishop Arsanios Dahdal, attended.
After the prayer, the Secretary-General delivered a brief welcoming speech, where he thanked Patriarch John X for his participation in the conference and noted His Beatitude's constant involvement in the various conferences and activities of the Orthodox Youth Movement, considering this involvement a blessing and an important responsibility at the same time.
Then His Beatitude delivered a guiding speech at the beginning of which he welcomed the audience in the Patriarchal Monastery of St. George Al-Humayra and thanked the Abbot of the monastery for the preparations.
In his speech, His Beatitude touched on the general conditions of the country due to the various health, living and social crises, in addition to the various problems and challenges faced by the Church in general, and the Orthodox Antioch in particular.
His Beatitude presented with the attendees the ecclesiastical concerns, and issues, starting from the role of the patriarch or bishop “who rightly teach the word of your truth,” that is, the truth of Christ.
His Beatitude stressed several challenges facing the Church, especially corruption, for it is not appropriate for the Church, the bride of Christ, to be tainted by the blackness and sins of human beings, thus emphasizing the great difference between the sinner and sin, and how the Church condemns sin and embraces the sinner.
He referred to the way of dealing with the media and social networking sites that sometimes, despite their importance and the positive role they can play, might be a cause of distortion, misinformation, and stumbling for believers. His Beatitude noted that the Church has not and will not be drawn into wallowing in this mud and enclosures for the wellbeing of the Church and the wellbeing of believers…
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