I don't know if Greek politicians are afraid of the Greek Church only because of its votes, or they prefer to rule together with the Church like monarchs always did.
The minister of Education and Religions decided to make some changes in the way religion was taught in schools and the Archbishop of Athens and Greece refused to discuss with him about them. Actually it is none of the business of the Church, the Church should only have control over its Sunday schools.
However the Prime Minister is a clown and so are the members of his government. There was a meeting with the Prime Minister, the President of the other coalition party and Minister of Defence and the Minister of Education. The Archbishop of Athens and Greece went with two Archbishops and a legal counsel.
The Minister of Defence usually goes around to military camps, dressed in military uniforms, but on the meeting it was said that he broke in tears and said to the Archbishop that if the latter wished from him to withdraw from the coalition, he would do it, but the Archbishop should keep in mind that there problems with Turkey now. So politicians get elected by the people but do what the Churches wishes.
Many Archbishops weren't content with this comedy and said they they had to discuss from the beginning, the elected government shouldn't come with an agenda to the negotiations etc. The Archbishop asked what more do the 83 Archbishops want, war? And blood? The Archbishops will wait again till November to see if the Prime Minister will obey to the Church and appoint somebody else as a Prime Minister, someone with whom there will be mutual understanding. They named also a name as their favourite. Further they will see what will happen with the revision of the Constitution. There is an article which is pure nonsense, but the theocrats want to have it. That Eastern Christian Orthodox Christianity is the prevailing religion in Greece.
If everything will be as they wish, they will not massacre people.
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The minister of Education and Religions decided to make some changes in the way religion was taught in schools and the Archbishop of Athens and Greece refused to discuss with him about them. Actually it is none of the business of the Church, the Church should only have control over its Sunday schools.
However the Prime Minister is a clown and so are the members of his government. There was a meeting with the Prime Minister, the President of the other coalition party and Minister of Defence and the Minister of Education. The Archbishop of Athens and Greece went with two Archbishops and a legal counsel.
The Minister of Defence usually goes around to military camps, dressed in military uniforms, but on the meeting it was said that he broke in tears and said to the Archbishop that if the latter wished from him to withdraw from the coalition, he would do it, but the Archbishop should keep in mind that there problems with Turkey now. So politicians get elected by the people but do what the Churches wishes.
Many Archbishops weren't content with this comedy and said they they had to discuss from the beginning, the elected government shouldn't come with an agenda to the negotiations etc. The Archbishop asked what more do the 83 Archbishops want, war? And blood? The Archbishops will wait again till November to see if the Prime Minister will obey to the Church and appoint somebody else as a Prime Minister, someone with whom there will be mutual understanding. They named also a name as their favourite. Further they will see what will happen with the revision of the Constitution. There is an article which is pure nonsense, but the theocrats want to have it. That Eastern Christian Orthodox Christianity is the prevailing religion in Greece.
If everything will be as they wish, they will not massacre people.
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