Your post betrays a lack of monarchism, or lack of anarchism, or even (shudder) both. Either lack is a serious error. Just ask your Greek relatives.
The modern (that is, political) state is fundamentally opposed to any religion, unless the religion is servile to it. Any actual transgression on the part of the clergy is, of course, capitalized upon. But the state opposes the Catholics and the Evangelicals (whose only transgression that I am aware of is that they have successful TV programs), and the Orthodox in Orthodox lands, because it hates and fears a self-sufficient Christian family, anywhere alike.
"Your post betrays a lack of monarchism, or lack of anarchism, or even (shudder) both. Either lack is a serious error. Just ask your Greek relatives."
You know my realtives, eh? Probably I'm displaying a lack of "monarchism". Greek anarchism is just fun to watch (usually on Tuesdays...people running in the streets with banners, a few fights, a few Molotov cocktails. You know, you lived there!:) )
I don;t think at least the present Greek government is opposed to Orthodoxy at all, as such. It is, quite rightly, opposed to the corruption the hierarchy mainly has brought into the system. Alex, even the monks and nuns are willing to consider disestablishment these days!