Canonical discipline issues in the Romanian Orthodox Church and the application of disciplinary sanctions by the Diocesan Consistories are resolved not by public video messages, but by a written request for appeal or restitution filed with the higher ecclesiastical courts, the Romanian Patriarchate specifies in connection with the case of the dethronement of former priest and free-time film director Ciprian-Romeo Mega. "The written request for appeal or restitution must be filed with the higher