As reported by Index, the Synod Office of the Reformed Church in Hungary summoned Balog on Tuesday to clarify his position. During the voting on his favor, the majority upheld their confidence in Balog, enabling him to retain his position and continue leading the Reformed Church.

In a YouTube video addressing the issue, Zoltán Balog admitted to his "mistakes and errors" in supporting the clemency petition for Endre K., implicated in the Bicske pedophilia case.

Reacting to these events, Zsolt Bayer shared his thoughts in a blog post, citing a published opinion piece by Gergely Huth, editor-in-chief of Pesti Srácok, in Magyar Nemzet on Wednesday. Bayer added, "Geri Huth has written it and everyone must understand. Those who don’t get it or refuse to understand: they can go." He reminded readers that 86 percent of the attendees expressed their trust in Balog.

"We understand this. The big question, however, is how did God vote?" Bayer queried.

Bayer had previously commented on the clemency granted in the Bicske pedophilia case, stressing before Novák Katalin's resignation that "the president can no longer remain silent." He voiced the moral obligation for Novák Katalin to justify her decision regarding "who and on what grounds sought clemency."

CRITICISM MOUNTS OVER ZOLTÁN BALOG'S DECISION

Recent days have seen numerous press articles about Zoltán Balog, who was previously both a mentor and superior to Katalin Novák. On Wednesday, Károly Fekete, bishop of the Transtibiscan Reformed Church District and vice-president of the clergy of the Synod of the Hungarian Reformed Church, issued a statement calling on Balog to consider resigning from his synodal presidency following the clemency scandal.

Mellár Tamás, an opposition parliamentary representative and former president of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, announced his resignation from the Reformed Church via his Facebook page, stating his unwillingness to belong to a community "led by defenders of pedophiles." He expressed regret that Zoltán Balog did not step down despite admitting to his support for Endre K.'s clemency case.

László L. Simon, former Secretary of State for Culture and ex-director-general of the Hungarian National Museum, also believes Balog should resign. In his view, Katalin Novák made a responsible decision to resign, suggesting that the Reformed bishop should do the same.

Márton Gyöngyösi, the leader of Jobbik. The Conservatives, penned an open letter to Zoltán Balog on Wednesday, describing him among other things as "a coward now evident to all Hungarians." Attila Mesterházy, the former prime ministerial candidate for the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), criticized the Reformed bishop briefly, with a Facebook-shared picture captioned bluntly, "Zoltán Balog is a scumbag."