Fr. Asoghik Karapetyan’s post
IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE AND TRUTH
Dear friends—both known and unknown,
Let me say this, and then I shall remain silent, for in this ocean of injustice and falsehood, the voice of truth must always sound loud and clear.
Do you know why there is such a targeted attack against His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians—why people utter absurdities and vile slander, spreading them in a deliberately orchestrated way? Certain individuals, from both known and hidden circles, recoil at the very mention of the name of the Patriarch of All Armenians. Why?
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Because:
a. The Catholicos of All Armenians possesses a sound faith, a powerful spiritual life, and a God-given vision—free from every form of religious fanaticism or long-bearded hypocrisy and formalism.
b. Like his gifted and enlightened predecessors, he walks in step with the times—dedicating everything that is new and good, appropriate and dignified, to the service of faith, spiritual life, the advancement of the clergy, and the strengthening of the Holy Church as an institution—all this solely and wholly for the benefit of the Armenian people.
c. As Catholicos, he has fortified and maintained the Armenian Church’s independence, its interchurch and international standing. With characteristic care, wisdom, and ability, he has united national benefactors and significantly expanded the material resources of the Armenian Church and the Mother See.
d. He has unwaveringly defended the spiritual and material, historical and landed heritage of the Armenian Church across the world—putting a stop to the church-harming and nation-betraying hands that were alienating and squandering community and diocesan resources and historic properties.
e. By educating and raising a new generation of clergy in the high seminary, he has revitalized and strengthened both local and diaspora parishes and pastoral ministries of the Armenian Church.
f. He has spared no effort to spread spiritual awakening and Christian education across Armenia—in families, schools, the army, and every sphere of life—so that the Armenian state and nation may stand strong, enlightened, and in possession of their past, present, and future.
g. Through the exclusive sponsorship of national benefactors, he has expanded a careful and reverent programme of church building—enriching communities in Armenia and the Diaspora with holy houses of prayer and worship, while also restoring and revitalizing ancient churches and monastic complexes.
h. He has magnificently expanded and beautified one of the oldest religious centers in the world—the spiritual heart of all Armenians—the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
There is so much more that could be written about the life and mission of His Holiness Karekin, the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians.
The God-loving nature of the 132nd Catholicos of All Armenians radiates through his love for the nation and for the homeland. And that light, truly, is a light that disperses darkness.
It is simply impossible to remain silent and allow lies and poison—prepared and sown over many years—to spread unchecked.
With his person, his life, and his mission, the Catholicos of All Armenians has shaped history, a GREAT LEGACY—one that is indelible in the annals of our National chronicle and exemplary for present and future generations.
