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ISTANBUL: World Orthodox leaders gathered in Istanbul, the ancient seat of Orthodoxy, on Tuesday to decide whether to stop recognising the beleaguered patriarch of Jerusalem, Irineos I, and assert a rare unified position on the crisis facing the Church in the Holy Land. Representatives of the 14 main Orthodox churches gathered in the rare ``pan-Orthodox'' synod presided over by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the Istanbul-based spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians. Irineos did not speak as he entered the Patriarchate. He has persistently refused to resign despite efforts by his church members to depose him over allegations that his church leased property to Jewish investors in east Jerusalem, which Palestinians consider their capital. The proceedings are the first major pan-Orthodox summit in more than a decade. It has no authority to formally dismiss Irineos or pick his successor. That duty rests solely with the synod, or governing council, of the Jerusalem church. Irineos refuses to convene the synod. But leading clerics from churches in Greece, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania and other Orthodox countries may use the Istanbul meeting to further isolate Irineos and voice opinions about how to regain the church's credibility after months of upheaval in Jerusalem. A former financial adviser to Irineos is accused of giving investors 198-year leases for two church-owned hostels and shops in the Old City. Palestinians were outraged, claiming the deals were part of Jewish encroachment into Arab quarters. — AP
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