CZECH REPUBLIC
Prague Daily Monitor
ČTK |
15 April 2013
Olomouc, North Moravia, April 12 (CTK) – The Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church Metropolitan Krystof stepped down Friday amid his critics’ allegations that he has breached his oath as a monk and had sex with women, a church dignitary said, adding that Krystof has resigned on his own for the sake of the church’s unity.
Krystof (Christopher of Prague), 59, previously dismissed the accusations and said he would take legal steps to clean his name.
TV Nova reported last week that Krystof, who headed the Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovakia from 2006, had several girlfriends with whom he has children. It said the urged Primate Krystof to refute the accusations by mid-May.
According to Nova, the church has accused Krystof of having sex with church synod discussed the issue at an extraordinary meeting and the wife of one of the priests for seven years. In addition, she is not the only woman with whom Krystof committed a sin. He has even children with others, maybe up to ten of them, Nova said.
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