The Church of Greece is not making nice with the Latins. Here’s the problem:
“A human rights group called Helsinki Monitor is seeking to use the Italian case as a precedent.
It has demanded that Greek courts remove icons of Jesus Christ from above the judge’s bench and that the gospel no longer be used for swearing oaths in the witness box.”
For the Church of Greece, this is not a political issue but rather an issue of the Greek Constitution. The Church of Greece, by the Greek Constitution, is the “prevailing religion” and as such, by law, there is no separation of Church and State in Greece.
It’s important to understand that the Greek state is in many senses, more so than any other EU country that I can think of, the offspring of The Church. Its dominant position has been pretty much unassailable but as Greece becomes more “European”, its an open question as to how much longer that can last. My bet is that it will be a very long time, but who knows. What I see in Athens these days is very discouraging.
Ohhhhhhh yeah.........riiiight......so of course, this is nothing like the Catholic Church's fight against abortion, of which you have been so critical!!
Of course........silly me!!
*Slaps forehead*
We shall see progress when the Church, in Athens, Rome, or anyplace else will learn to see any secular government as enemy and urge the faithful to disobey it. Remember, no government is legal unless it is in God’s ministry (Romans 13).