very opposite of a proposal for "Reform of the date of Easter." The proposal by the Pope was floated in 2015. Justin Welby told the British government to get ready to implement an agreement in January 2016 and the Catholic Herald wrote: When the Archbishop of Canterbury rationalises such a momentous decision by pointing to difficulties over school holidays one has to ask: what is the biggest influence here? Christian unity or relatively frivolous secular concerns? If the latter is a motivation then such a move - to borrow the Holy Father's words - could also prove to be a scandal." This website claims that they are trying to reach a final agreement by 2025. Yet the discussions reported in Zenit are presented as completely new. Although they say astronomers will be consulted there is no explanation of why, after eight years, this has yet to happen. The controversial claim that the date of Easter is not a religious matter but a scientific one is presented as fact. The fact that reform of the date of Easter is not on the agenda of the Orthodox Church, and many Orthodox churches have severed relations with the Oecumenical Patriarch on this account, is nowhere mentioned. See also Dominical letter Date of Easter Paschal Full Moon References External links Time in astronomy Calendars