Frontal attack

The Holy Synod of the Jerusalem Patriarchate and the locum tenens of the patriarchal throne yesterday elected Metropolitan Cornelius of Petria, and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as it threatened, issued a new temporary passport to the deposed primate, where it says exactly: “Irenaeus, former Patriarch of Jerusalem.” But Irenaeus still refuses to leave. The Israeli government appointed a commission on Monday with the task of “studying all the circumstances of the case” regarding the dismissal and “making recommendations on further steps.”