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GEORGIAN LAWMAKERS PASSED HASTY DECISION, SAYS GEORGIA'S RELIGIOUS LEADER
Tert.am
07.07.11
Georgian Patriarch Ilia II suggests that parliamentary debate on the
bill stipulating provision of legal entity status to several religious
units in the country be suspended.
"I consider it important to hold up the procedures of passing the
law in the second and third readings in the Georgian parliament and
carry out public debates on this issue, at least by television, so
that to shape a single public opinion in consensus with the Orthodox
Church, as most population of the country are Orthodox Christians,"
his statement says.
He also said this issue is of paramount importance, determining the
main principles of state structure.
In addition, Ilia II stated that the Georgian Orthodox Church never
came out against and always supported the idea of granting status to
other religions acting in Georgia, according to Interfax.
Georgian parliament introduced amendments to Civil Code on July 1,
granting the status of legal persons of public law to 5 religious
units - Armenian Apostolic Church, Roman Catholic Church, the Muslim
community, the Jewish community and the Baptist church in Georgia.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
07.07.11
Georgian Patriarch Ilia II suggests that parliamentary debate on the
bill stipulating provision of legal entity status to several religious
units in the country be suspended.
"I consider it important to hold up the procedures of passing the
law in the second and third readings in the Georgian parliament and
carry out public debates on this issue, at least by television, so
that to shape a single public opinion in consensus with the Orthodox
Church, as most population of the country are Orthodox Christians,"
his statement says.
He also said this issue is of paramount importance, determining the
main principles of state structure.
In addition, Ilia II stated that the Georgian Orthodox Church never
came out against and always supported the idea of granting status to
other religions acting in Georgia, according to Interfax.
Georgian parliament introduced amendments to Civil Code on July 1,
granting the status of legal persons of public law to 5 religious
units - Armenian Apostolic Church, Roman Catholic Church, the Muslim
community, the Jewish community and the Baptist church in Georgia.
From: A. Papazian