The Council of Bishops in Etchmiadzin released a statement condemning protests calling for the resignation of Catholicos of All Armenians as “unacceptable and invalid”.
The statement decries the protests, organized by a movement calling itself “New Armenia, New Pontiff”, for making ultimatums directed against the Armenian Apostolic Church, arguing that the demands made in public venues go against church canon.
A translated section of the statement reads:
