36th BIENNIAL CLERGY-LITY CONGRESS RESOLUTIONS

RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PATIARCHAL THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL AT HALKI

WHEREAS, the Patriarchal Theological School at Halki, a beacon of Orthodoxy that for more than a century played a central role in the education of our clergy and the preservation and transmission of the Orthodox Faith, is vital to the health and function of our Mother Church and to world Orthodoxy; and 

WHEREAS, the Seminary has been closed for the past three decades;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved as follows:

RESOLVED: That, we, the Congress, call upon the Government of the Republic of Turkey to permit the Ecumenical Patriarchate to reopen immediately and to operate the School, unfettered and without governmental interference; and 

FURTHER RESOLVED: That we call upon the United States Government to continue its activities so that the Turkish Government will honor its human rights and treaty coimmitments, especially towards the religious minorities in Turkey. 

Orthodox Observer (July-August, 2002)

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