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Georgia

Nuns shut out of convent over Ilia II sodomy allegations

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Two nuns were locked out of their cloister on Thursday evening shortly before the curfew began after they joined a rally in Tbilisi against the Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II. Nuns Sosana Bolkvadze and Nino Gamkrelidze found themselves shut out of their convent in the Chkondidi Diocese after they arrived back from the protest. The two had also refused to mention Ilia II in their prayers. The Chkondidi Diocese centred in Martvili, a town located between the western Georgia

Georgian archbishop accuses Patriarch Ilia II of ‘pederasty and sodomy’
Georgia

Georgian archbishop accuses Patriarch Ilia II of ‘pederasty and sodomy’

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A high ranking member of the Georgian Orthodox Church has accused the head of the Church, Patriarch Ilia II, and other high ranking church officials of having sexual activity with men, including underage boys. Archbishop Petre Tsaava, a member of the Church’s ruling body, the Holy Synod, made the accusations on 31 October following a Synod meeting. ‘The Chair of the [Holy] Synod personally stripped me of archpriesthood, which I think was unjust. The reason behind it was my exposing of the

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