After just rereading “Eleni,” I was again amazed at the Orthodox priests who fled the field and left the women to the Nazis, Italians, Greek communists and the Soviets. Not a pretty tale. I’ll stay with the Romans, lol. Not that they’re perfect either!
“After just rereading “Eleni,” I was again amazed at the Orthodox priests who fled the field and left the women to the Nazis, Italians, Greek communists and the Soviets.”
In Greece there is a saying, “No Greek hides behind a priest’s rasso (cassock)”. So we don’t expect too much in the way of intestinal fortitude from priests. That’s what makes the heroism of my patriotis Papaflessas or Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens or Met. Germanos of Zakynthos so much more, well, amazing!