By Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne PANAGIOTIS KAPODISTRIAS
Last June, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, held at Kolymbari, Crete, in 2016, I had the opportunity to offer some public reflections on the significance of that historic event. My article, entitled “Ten Years since the Holy and Great Council of Crete,” was also published in the Greek-language ecclesiastical press in Australia.[1] On that occasion, I focused primarily on the bold undertaking of convening the Council, the historic contribution of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and the legacy bequeathed by the Council to the contemporary Orthodox world.