"Iravunk": Pashinyan returned from the fake liturgy extremely nervous

The “Iravunk” newspaper writes: “According to a source close to the CP, Pashinyan returned from the Sunday mock liturgy extremely nervous. According to the source, he realized that not only did the show fail, but the worst thing that could only be thought of came true: he put himself in a ridiculous position.

First, there was no serious reaction from the Church and the opposition to arrest anyone for making a second series of the show. The Church was content only to describe the “liturgy” of the deposed priest as illegal, and in parallel, the liturgy conducted by His Holiness showed who the believers were really with.

Secondly, Pashinyan saw with his own eyes that, apart from those brought by force of order, few people were interested in that “liturgy” or his participation. “The worst thing was being ignored by the majority of his own teammates. Even many of those closest to him did not even think about getting into that game, making it clear that he had gotten into it, let him get out of it now.

Of course, he got nervous, yelled at some, threatened others. But he also understood that it didn't change anything. Considering that the evaluation in the middle and lower levels of the team is worse.

Everyone has an acquaintance, neighbor, or friend, and now they're staring at them, wondering what kind of sacrilege you've gotten yourself into.

And they can't find an answer. If before they were able to at least justify that the Catholicos needed to be changed, now they are faced with other questions: should we change the legitimate Catholicos so that this illegality can be installed in Echmiadzin?

In short, by not getting anything, Pashinyan has driven himself into a dead end, from which our interlocutor sees no way out: "Now, if he goes to arrest His Holiness, it will only drastically increase his authority. If he doesn't take a step, how long can this situation continue?"

Dragging the clergy to the door of the investigators doesn't work either. It only makes the public more and more nervous. Law enforcement officers are also furious that every time something is said, they are also made into bad people. They can also retreat, but that is the worst option.

They say he also tried to talk to the Pope about this, but was met with indifference, realizing that the Vatican also views such actions extremely negatively.

"The reaction from the Russian Church was also harsh. It's hard to say where this story will lead. But one thing is for sure: it's not 2018," the source said.