The rebellious priests in Eforie defrocked by His Holiness Teodosie

The spirits seem to be calm now, as priest Ciprian Cojocaru officially became the parson of the halidom and the peace-breaker parishioners conformed. 

The ecclesiastic court of Tomis Archbishoprics gathered four times in order to make light in the situation of the two resigning priests from the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Eforie Nord.

According to priest Eugen Tănăsescu, spokesman of Tomis Archbishoprics, as none of these two priests came to Diocesan Consistory, they were suspended from their positions as priests. Let us remind you that this intricate story was started last year, during the Christmas Fast. At that time, as a follow to a check made by Tomis Archbishoprics, certain money problems came into light, and the parson Vasile Guriţă was dismissed. At that time, some parishioners gave evidence to the fact that the priest was charging them double for certain services and was not providing any receipts in exchange for the money received. The scandal burst out when His Holiness Teodosie, the hierarch of Tomis, arrived to that church in order to chair Ciprian Cojocaru as parson.

Under these circumstances, Florentin Leica, one of the founders of the church, got upset and threatened that he would transfer the church to another cult, unless the priest was brought back. More than that, he asked back 500,000.00 USD, the sum he invested in the construction of the church. The Archibishop of Tomis only entered the church with the help of DIAS special teams, because of the show put into scene in the churchyard by parishioners and the sponsor of the halidom. According to priest Eugen Tănăsescu, before being defrocked, the former parson Vasile Guriţă and his son, priest Ciprian, were called out several times before the ecclesiastic court in order to clarify their situation. The representative of the Archbishoprics declared that the two priests willingly gave up serving the parishioners of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church and the parish, but they still wished to be priests. In the meantime, everyone calmed down, the priest Ciprian Cojocaru was officially appointed parson of the halidom and the peace-breaker parishioners conformed.