Two Orthodox priests in Crete, allegedly involved in the repeated rape of a 19-year-old man, were taken into custody Friday after testifying before an investigating judge. According to state broadcaster ERT, two priests, one of whom is the uncle of a young man with mental retardation, were brought to court Friday morning to testify. Two […]
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Greek priests banned from discussing vaccinations and coronavirus
The ban on Greek clerics from mentioning COVID and vaccinations in a conversation or sermon is stated in a circular letter from Metropolitan Ignatius of Dimitriad and Almir. The reason for him was the statements of the priest of the Dimitriad Metropolis of the Greek Orthodox Church in social networks and messages, where he discussed […]
Metropolitan Seraphim calls priests schismatics
Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus spoke sharply about the priests urging people not to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, calling them schismatics. Speaking at SKAI on the Calimera program, he said: “You cannot get sick and enter the church because you spread the disease, become a criminal and kill. As the church said from the first […]
Greek priests pray for all refugees in the world
Representatives of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches of Greece, as well as migrants joined the prayer for all refugees in the world. The event took place in Mytilene on the island of Lesvos on Tuesday afternoon. The event was held at the statue of a refugee mother, erected in memory of those affected by the […]
Crete priests refuse to receive the sacrament for vaccinated believers
Some priests in Crete refuse to give communion to vaccinated citizens. And this is at a time when the country is trying to accelerate the vaccination program to create a protective shield against the delta variant of Covid-19. The charge was made by Nikos Tsanakis, professor of pulmonology at the University of Crete. Live on […]
Priest who poured acid on judges sent for psychiatric examination
The priest, arrested in the acid attack on 10 people on Wednesday, has been taken to a state mental hospital for examination. The man will remain in Dromokaitio Hospital under police protection until the completion of the psychiatric examination, as the authorities concluded that he could not testify before the prosecutor. The criminal case has […]