CWNews.com - Archbishop Chrysostomos II, the head of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, is warning that he will discipline any bishop who boycotts the June 4 welcoming ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI. Viewing the Pontiff as a “heretic,” the five bishops who have threatened to boycott the ceremony risk expulsion from the Church’s holy synod for a year.

The nation of 800,000 is 78% Orthodox, 18% Muslim, and 2% Catholic.

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• Cyprus prepares for first papal visit (The National)
• Cyprus: Orthodox leader rebukes prelates who oppose papal visit (CWN, 5/26)
• The Orthodox Church of Cyprus (CNEWA)