Reclaiming the Abandoned places of Empire

Though full of errors, the following report of the Divine Liturgy (wrongly called "mass" in the article) at the site of a former monastery in Turkey is nevertheless interesting.

Unorthodox wordings, to say the least | GetReligion:

Five hundred Greek orthodox Christians have celebrated mass in the beautiful 1,600-year-old Sumela monastery in north-eastern Turkey, ending an 88-year ban on religious services at the site.

Conducted by Greek Orthodox Patriarch Dimitri Bartholomew I, the mass...