{"id":104001,"date":"2026-08-29T17:54:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T17:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=104001"},"modified":"2026-08-29T17:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T17:54:40","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-says-eastern-synods-can-remove-patriarchs-for-serious-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-says-eastern-synods-can-remove-patriarchs-for-serious-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"El Papa Le\u00f3n XIV afirma que los s\u00ednodos orientales pueden destituir a los patriarcas por razones graves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 29 said bishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches can remove their patriarchs when assembled in synod, though the Holy Father said the pope must still give his assent to the proposal. The pope made the declaration in an apostolic letter issued motu proprio titled Mutua Concordia. The letter modified canons 106 and 126 of the Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium. The pope in the letter said the \u201cmutual concord\u201d between the head of an Eastern Church\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The pope in the letter said the \u201cmutual concord\u201d between the head of an Eastern Church\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-104001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53853,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-seeks-to-reestablish-full-visible-communion-with-eastern-orthodox\/","url_meta":{"origin":104001,"position":0},"title":"Pope Leo XIV seeks to reestablish \u2018full visible communion\u2019 with Eastern Orthodox","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"octubre 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV meets with the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on June 28, 2025, at the Vatican. \/ Credit: Vatican News ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 30, 2025 \/ 14:12 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV received members of a delegation from the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate in a June 28&nbsp;audience held at the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican in the context of the June 29 celebration of the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. 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Pope Leo XIV received on June 17 at the Vatican the bishops of the Italian Bishops\u2019 Conference (CEI, by its Italian acronym), with whom he shared four \u201ccoordinates\u201d for being a Church that embodies the Gospel: proclamation of the Gospel, peace, human dignity, and dialogue. At the beginning of his address, following\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":37358,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/all-the-saints-and-church-fathers-pope-leo-xiv-quoted-in-his-first-week\/","url_meta":{"origin":104001,"position":4},"title":"All the saints and Church Fathers Pope Leo XIV quoted in his first week","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mayo 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV gives a blessing during a meeting with participants in the Jubilee of Eastern Churches on May 14, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. \/ Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 15, 2025 \/ 15:33 pm (CNA). 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