Pashinyan suggests a plan to remove Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has developed a plan to remove Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II from the Patriarchal chambers.

,  he posted on social media.

In this regard, Pashinyan proposes the following plan of action: to free the Patriarchal chambers from Ktrich Nersisyan, and instead appoint a  married priest of good reputation, .

. It will become a universal, concise and understandable document for everyone (currently, there is no universal version of the volumes of the , and the thousands of rules included in it were formed over 17 centuries. Due to this, the faithful flock, even many clergy, do not communicate with the Canonical Code, are unaware of the rules it contains. As a result, the practical significance of the Canonical Code is significantly diminished). Following the approval of the Canon Code, elections of the Catholicos of All Armenians should take place, during which the credibility of all candidates for the post of Catholicos will be checked.

Moreover, the procedures for checking the reliability of candidates for the post of Catholicos, their suitability and conducting elections should be approved by the Canon Code. This Code should be adopted by the National Church Assembly or in an equivalent format>, he noted.  Pashinyan also addressed the followers of the movement he initiated to remove the Catholicos of All Armenians.