The 9th Meeting of Bishops and Archiepiscopal Vicars of Australia took place between the 13 and 14 of May, under the Presidency of Archbishop Makarios of Australia in Sydney.
After he conveyed the Paschal greetings and blessings of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the body of Bishops, current issues and initiatives of the local Church were discussed.
First on the agenda were eminent global social crises, such as that of the recent Covid-19 pandemic, often leading to the appearance and outbreak of zealots and para-ecclesiastical voices that cause enormous spiritual damage.
In a heartfelt message to the faithful, the Synod and its Bishops urged people to not to be influenced by talk of impending dangers and should not attribute the global trial of the pandemic exclusively and only to the so-called new world order.