Attempt to create committed see analysts behind what has been doing in the last few hours in Sinai with attempted monks’ coup d’etat to invade the monasterywith the ultimate goal of deducting the abbot, Archbishop Damian.

“At the moment, Archbishop Damianos is the only monk of the fraternity, who is officially recognized by the Egyptian state, with a presidential decree issued by his election as abbot, while at the same time having Egyptian citizenship. All the other monks are there with a residence permit, “commented the ecclesiastical author, Andreas Loudaros, speaking on Thursday morning to SKAI.

The unprecedented situation that has been formed culminated yesterday with the Dramatic appeal – through the monastery – by Archbishop Damianos To the governments of Egypt and Greece to stand by his side and protect him from any risk.

Subsequently, the monastery published a statement by Mr Damianos, in which he said that the Greek government contacted him and he informed her of the situation in the Holy Monastery after the restoration of legality and regularity.

“I thank the Greek government for its moving interest as well as the thousands of Greeks and believers from all over the world who communicate with the tested Sinai fraternity. Especially to you our brothers from all over the world, I would like to say that your uniform support is our steadfast support, ”Mr Damianos concluded in his statement.

“I would not say that there is no previous one, there is a precedent,” Mr Loudaros noted, explaining that the monastery “has happened, of course 2 centuries ago. However, this time the juncture is extremely dangerous because we have the court ruling by the Sinai Court of Appeal, according to which the monastery’s property belongs to the Egyptian state. ”

Who are the rebels

The movements of the coup d’etat against Mr. Damianos are attributed to personal ambitions. Indeed, as Kathimerini says, for the Hieromonk Karafalis, considered one of the leaders of these movements, it is attributed to motivated personal ambition to be the one who will succeed Archbishop Damianos.

A key role is also attributed to Hschio Mohammed, the Thessaloniki from Thessaloniki, a monk who was arranged by Archbishop Damianos of the monastery, who is considered to move mainly in the background. There have been questions that he has not been disturbed by the Egyptian authorities, despite the fact that his visa has expired for nine months, according to sources from the monastery.

Also, a key role is attributed to Pamphilos Yapzakis, who, since 2017, has received a diploma from the Sinai Monastery and is now a monk of the Great Lavra Monastery, appears to be involved in the moves against Archbishop Damianos.

As Mr Loudaros said on SKAI television on Thursday, “essentially the monks have never appeared. They have made 1-2 announcements without ever developing the rationale, based on which the abbot was made. However, the information says that they think he is not a good abbot, that he has in his environment who are wrongly advising him and making decisions, which are not in the interest of the monastery and that it all started when the Greek government decided to build a legal person in Greece in Greece to restore Greece. The monks believed that the abbot found them with the government, who did the grace and gave him the property. I think there have been victims of very bad advisers, who have a different targeting than to protect the monastery, reaching the point of being guerrilla against the 55 -year -old abbot. “

However, the events in the Sinai Monastery also activated reflexes of factors, which they thought would have the opportunity to play their own role. Reportedly, the monasteries of Mount Athos sought to get involved, with two of them, even competing for who will be able to send monks to Sinai in a next stage.

Influence they sought to exercise, connecting with the monks who challenged Archbishop Damianos, two metropolitans of Northern Greece. At the same time, the ecclesiastical circles were activated, which thought they could defend the monastery against the dangers that threatened it, and political factors associated with these ecclesiastical circles were also in the game, which was also reflected in its final vote.