Syriac patriarchate denounces ‘lies’ after bishops move to remove patriarch

The patriarchate branded as ‘entirely unfounded’ claims Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan had failed to call a synod for three years.

The Syriac Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch said in a statement Thursday that a gathering of the Eastern Church’s synod had already been called by the Church’s patriarch, before bishops called for a special session to vote on removing the patriarch.

The statement followed speculation that Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan had moved to convene the synod…