The Assyrian language program at Australia’s multicultural public broadcaster SBS has conducted a video-interview with His Beatitude Mar Meelis Zaia AM, Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and Lebanon.
In the interview, SBS Radio’s Assyrian program producer Wilson Younan OAM and His Beatitude discuss the current position and future directions of the Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and Lebanon including the church’s 15-year strategic development plan.
Other topics of discussion in the interview include the role of women in the Holy Church (with a response to calls for the ordination of female priests) as well as liturgical and administrative reform.
The interview, in four parts, can be viewed at the following links:
Part 1:
http://www.ankawa.org/vshare/view/2881/face-to-face/
Part 2:
http://www.ankawa.org/vshare/view/2882/face-to-face-p2/
Part 3:
http://www.ankawa.org/vshare/view/2883/face-to-face-p3/
Part 4:
http://www.ankawa.org/vshare/view/2884/face-to-face-4/