Orthodox Reform
April 13, 2007
http://orthodoxreform.org/news/holy-trinity-parishioners-call-for-katinas-to-be-defrocked/
"We request that Nicholas Katinas be defrocked immediately."
Holy Trinity Parishioners Urge Defrocking of KatinasThus concludes this frank and compelling letter from Dean Siotos, Parish Council member, 2006-2007, of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Dallas. Eleven other parishioners joined in signing this communication which went out recently to Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop Demetrios, Metropolitan Isaiah and Father Kontogiorgis.
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The letter addresses the very terrible situation of Holy Trinity — home parish of Fr. Nicholas Katinas — in the wake of revelations of Katinas' sexual abuse of minors, and the Greek Archdiocese refusal to defrock him.
Even more disturbing is this revelation from the letter:
| Father Kontogiorgis informed the parish that the current suspension of Katinas is "permanent," while conceding privately the small but existent possibility that the suspension may be reversed, that Katinas could be pardoned, and he could even be reinstated in the future. |
This has long been a controversial issue. Canonically there is in fact no such thing as a "permanent" suspension — the only permanent and acceptable solution is to defrock the offending priest.
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