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The Armenian Report United States· Aug 8
Church & Religion

Former MP Calls Catholicos Case a ‘Shame,’ Accuses Government of Pressuring Armenian Church

As Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II appeared in court in an unprecedented criminal case Friday, supporters gathered outside described the moment as painful, humiliating and deeply unsettling for a nation whose church has survived centuries of war, foreign rule and political upheaval. The Armenian Report spoke with filmmakers, activists and political figures outside the Vagharshapat courthouse, where the first criminal proceedings against a sitting Catholicos in modern Armenian history opened before abruptly ending when the judge recused himself.

Former MP Calls Catholicos Case a ‘Shame,’ Accuses Government of Pressuring Armenian Church

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