The Holy Synod of the Moscow Patriarchate decided the fate of the notorious Bishop Nikon of Yekaterinburg, about whom much detail has been provided in our supplement, NG-religii. He was sent to the Pskov Monastery of the Caves to repent, pending final resolution of his case. This decision of the Holy Synod becomes the first official acknowledgment and constructive response by the hierarchy with regard to such a high personage in the church hierarchy, against whom accusations of the sin of sodomy were made.
21 July 1999
Yevgeny Strelchik
Nezavisimaya Gazeta (original source)
PDS Russia Religion News (quoted source)
http://www.stetson.edu/~psteeves/relnews/9907e.html (in English)
