Metropolitan John of Pergamon Receives Honourary Degree in Republic of Georgia

His Eminence Elder Metropolitan John of Pergamon (Ecumenical Patriarchate) has received an honourary doctorate from New Georgian University in Poti, Georgia.The honour was conferred by the Council of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences for Metropolitan John's special contributions to the development and promotion of Orthodox theology.*
The degree was presented to Metropolitan John by His Eminence  Metropolitan Professor Dr.Grigoli of Poti and Khobi (Church of Georgia).At the award ceremony,His Eminence Elder Metropolitan John spoke on the topic "Orthodox Theology and Modern Anthropology".

Analysis:The fact that a hierarch of the Church of Georgia presented an award to a hierarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate suggests that the Church of Georgia does not take a dim view of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.