Agreement has been reached in the relation to the following points:

1. Copies of the certificate of absence of marital encumbrances are not accepted; only originals. Also, it is not considered an official...

Instructions

1. This record shall be sent to the Patriarchate or Archdiocese with the knowledge of the Priest within a week of the liberation accompanied with the original documents regarding the absence ...

The fiancé's age difference must not exceed her fiancée by more than 15 years, and the fiancée's age must not exceed more than two years, and in the event that the difference exceeds this limit, the m...

Based on what the Holy Synod was entrusted [to consider] at the previous meeting (to conduct a detailed study into the rituals of property contract, and its relation to the Rite of Crowning and the Pr...

The Holy Synod agreed to the recommendation of the Diocesans Affairs Committee that it is not permissible to allow the establishment of an Orthodox marriage and a non-Orthodox marriage ceremony, as a ...

The Holy Synod agreed to the recommendation of the Dioceses Affairs Committee that there is in the certificate of marital encumbrances a special item stating the name of the other party to be associat...

The Holy Synod discussed the recommendation of the Diocesans Affairs Committee regarding the importance of conducting a medical examination of the two fiancées before marriage to avoid problems that m...

The Holy Synod approved the following decrees:

1. The decisions of the Clerical Sub-Council for Personal Affairs are effective only within the designated diocese of this Council, as long as they are in ac...

The Holy Synod has agreed to the following recommendations and alterations [cont.]:

Third: In the Unction of the Sick and in the Crowning [Services]

1. It is necessary for Priests to adhere to minimising t...

The Committee recommends the confirmation of the understanding of the saying of the Lord Christ regarding Christian marriage generally, that “what God had put together, man shall not separate” (Mat 6:...