The historic “holy and great council” of the world’s 14 self-governing Orthodox churches, due to begin in Crete on Sunday, may not go ahead after five pulled out.
The unravelling of the week-long Pan-Orthodox Council, which has been in preparation since 1961, began with Bulgaria saying earlier this month it wanted a postponement, citing disagreements over the agenda.
On Monday, the Russian Orthodox church – the largest and richest – announced it would not attend the meeting, dealing what may be a fatal blow to the gathering.
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