Greeks back separation after Orthodox church scandals.Recent polling shows a majority of Greeks favor the separation of church and state
Independent Eastern Orthodox church of Greece. The term is sometimes used erroneously for Eastern Orthodoxy in general. It remained under the patriarch of Constantinople until 1833, when it became independent. . The Greek Orthodox Church holds great sway over the nation's government and is Greece's official religion. More than 97 percent of the nation's populace is baptized Orthodox. But public outrage has grown with continuous allegations that include trial tampering to aid drug peddlers and sexual improprieties. A senior cleric has also been suspended for alleged embezzlement embezzlement, wrongful use, for one's own selfish ends, of the property of another when that property has been legally entrusted to one. Such an act was not larceny at common law because larceny was committed only when property was acquired by a "felonious taking," i. . The church is also looking into allegations concerning a 91-year-old prelate PRELATE. The name of an ecclesiastical officer. There are two orders of prelates; the first is composed of bishops, and the second, of abbots, generals of orders, deans, &c. . A photo published in an Athens newspaper allegedly showed the bishop nude in bed with a young woman. |
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