The government on Monday said the Church of Greece must “realize the critical significance of the current juncture for society, as it has indeed so far responsibly shown that it does,” in response to the Holy Synod’s aired criticism against church closures on Epiphany Day (January 6), ANA reports.
“Throughout all stages of the coronavirus pandemic, the government has been in constant consultation with the Church of Greece on matters of liturgy, with respect to public health and people’s faith. In this context, the Christmas and New Year church services were indeed held, and liturgies for the Epiphanies were also foreseen,” noted the governmental announcement.
With its published decision to reserve the right to potentially not abide with closure restrictions, “the Holy Synod shows it does not consent with the new measures (…), but the law cannot be applied as needed so that anyone who disagrees can sidestep it.”
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