Alexandrou Smotsefsky: "The formation of the text "Autonomy and the way of declaring it" of the Holy and Great Synod (Crete 2016)translated

In the context of the International Scientific Conference on "The Holy and Great Synod of the Orthodox Church (2016-2026): Assessments and Prospects", Dr. of Canon Law AUTH and Appointed Teacher at the Department of Theology AUTH and the Department of History of Philosophy of the University of Sofia "Agios Klimis Ahridos", Alexandros Smotsefsky. Subject of his presentation: "From the pre-synodical elaboration to the synodal approval: The formation of the text "The Autonomon and the manner of its proclamation" of the Holy and Great Synod (Crete 2016)".

The proposal in detail:

Most Holy Father and Despot,

Your Grace,

Reverend and God-loving,

Dear Fathers,

Dear delegates,

The history of the text "The Autonomon and the manner of its proclamation" highlights a pre-eminently ecclesiological issue: how the differentiation of the ecclesiastical administration can serve the unity of the Church. The pre-synod work did not only concern the distribution of responsibilities. It concerned first of all the normal expression of the communion between the local Orthodox Churches, in the variety of their historical regimes.

So, we will follow the formation chronologically...