Marxists, Anarchists and Nazis in Greece talk about the Faith of the Greeks or the Greek Folk, that must be respected, so the priests and the bishops and the whole Church must be respected, but what they really mean is revered. So even though we don't believe in Christianity, we should do as if, or try our best to and feel guilty if don't succeed.
So we have a double example of how important are customs to the priests and bishops.
At the wedding at a certain point the bestman has to clap the groom's back or shoulder.
In Cyprus the bestman did it and the priest performing the ceremony threw the book and really boxed the bestman, hitting him repeatedly in the face, till his lips bled.
The bishop said that the priest did well. The priest is a very good one, he had already warned the people twice and the custom is a degrading one. So after one or two warnings, a priest has to knock down the 'troublemaker'.
The bishop said clearly he had ordered the priests to stop immediately the ceremony, if the laymen performed their customs.
The bishop-boxer manager said that the whole thing was exaggerated by the media, how he knows he doesn't say. For him only the priest's testimony is of value, the laymen are most probably stupid and liars in his opinion.
The boxer-priest said that the couple was half an hour late and he had told them he had to leave for another ceremony to another church. The friends of the groom were too gay and that is humiliating for the wedding and the people were warned twice. Customs are also humiliating ceremonies, so one had to be punched down.
Well done priest. If they keep coming use the scourge as well and hit the old ones especially, because they insist the ceremonies should be religious.
Source 1, 2, 3
So we have a double example of how important are customs to the priests and bishops.
At the wedding at a certain point the bestman has to clap the groom's back or shoulder.
In Cyprus the bestman did it and the priest performing the ceremony threw the book and really boxed the bestman, hitting him repeatedly in the face, till his lips bled.
The bishop said that the priest did well. The priest is a very good one, he had already warned the people twice and the custom is a degrading one. So after one or two warnings, a priest has to knock down the 'troublemaker'.
The bishop said clearly he had ordered the priests to stop immediately the ceremony, if the laymen performed their customs.
The bishop-boxer manager said that the whole thing was exaggerated by the media, how he knows he doesn't say. For him only the priest's testimony is of value, the laymen are most probably stupid and liars in his opinion.
The boxer-priest said that the couple was half an hour late and he had told them he had to leave for another ceremony to another church. The friends of the groom were too gay and that is humiliating for the wedding and the people were warned twice. Customs are also humiliating ceremonies, so one had to be punched down.
Well done priest. If they keep coming use the scourge as well and hit the old ones especially, because they insist the ceremonies should be religious.
Source 1, 2, 3
