The Patriarchate said the manipulation would be investigated and "the guilty ones will be punished severely".

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Now the Patriarchate says the original image is back in its archive.

BBC: Patriarch Kirill, 3 July 09 - screen grab

Two smaller Orthodox congregations, the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church and the Kiev Patriarchate, which are separated from the church in Moscow, welcome the Pope.

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On the 24th, Christmas Eve, we have a big celebration welcoming the parade of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, our twin city, entering from this road.

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After heated debate about it in the Russian blogosphere the Patriarchate first removed the enlarged image from the site and then removed the image altogether.

BBC: Patriarch Kirill, 3 July 09 - screen grab

Perhaps the Moscow Patriarchate had put pressure on him.

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Mr Hanegbi said that his government planned to appoint a committee to deal with the matter and that Theophilos would only be able to claim the patriarchate after it had made its decision.

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The patriarchate replied angrily to Mr Hanegbi's demand.

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"With all due respect, the Patriarch, the Synod and the Patriarchate find your letter surprising and unacceptable since it constitutes an outright and inappropriate interference in their autonomy as a religious sect and in the religious freedom of members of the Greek Orthodox congregation, " it said.

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