Nadiya

[Svetlana]

Mother Katharina elected Matriarch of the MCN as the 5636 conclave concludes with the victory of the traditionalists, the head of the ACTN to meet with the new Matriarch: finally a meeting between the two clergies?

Zarvosopol, Kozaki. The members of the Matriarchal Church of Nadiya have finally concluded the 5636 conclave after months of them being locked up in Saint Larissa church in Zarvosopol. This was the first time that members of the church, or at least its leadership, got to hold a conclave because Matriarch Illivna led the church ever since its founding 45 years ago and she had herself appointed the members of the Supreme Clerical Council but as NEC religious transparency laws, the entire election process was reported live by journalists as what was supposedly a 48 hours event turned into months due to the church's factions actively campaigning for control over the SCC that would decide the new Matriarch. According to mother cardinals, the main of influence regarded the church's stance on male priesthood and their positions in the church's hierarchy, the reformist members led by Sister Svetlana argued that because of the institution's increasing influence on the isles through the number of it members increasing ever since its foundation with most of them joining the church after breaking away from the Augustan Church of Trigunia & Nadiya, meaning that if the trend continues more men will eventually seek to be even more involved with the church and hopefully become something more than just a simple priest or monk. The traditionalists, led by mother Petrova, on the other hand argued that the principles and guardrails set by matriarch Illivna must be respected and that they are inviolable as not to trigger yet another schism such as thr initial one that happened shortly after the church's foundation and divorce from the ACTN. Ultimately, the conclave saw the victory of the moderate traditionalists who with the help of the hardline traditionalists and independents managed to elect Matriarch Katharina as the new head of the MCN. Shortly after the election of Katharina as the new Matriarch, the head of the ACTN sent her his "warmest and most sincere congratulations" and invited her to meet in the city of Kaiserberg to discuss the future relations between the MCN and ACTN in the hopes of easing tensions between the two opposing clergies.
And here is the official portrait of the new Matriarch

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