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The Holy Diocese of Mesogaia issued a statement attacking the government for “disrespectful and contemptuous measures against the Church”, on the occasion of a 1,500-euro fine that was imposed on a church in the Koropi area.
The announcement of the Holy Metropolis of Mesogaia says in detail:
“Today, Sunday, December 13, 2020, after persistent harassment and a complaint from a disrespectful citizen to a church in Koropi, the Police were forced to impose a fine of € 1500 to the church and € 300 to the neokoro, because In an area of 500 square meters, I found a handful of people to worship, Sunday, God.
The intervention of the Police took place after the performance of the divine service. The priest and commissioners were arrested outside the church.
We understand the action of the Police, which is obliged to implement laws and ministerial decisions.
We do not understand at all the absurdity with which the Government imposes reckless, outrageous, unpopular and totally disrespectful and disparaging measures for man and the Church.
The fine had to be imposed on the one who made the unacceptable complaint, without any absolutely legitimate interest, without any risk to public health, only out of anti-ecclesiastical passion, which unfortunately is legitimized by the State.
Such types are the threat of society and not ordinary believers, who turn to God, as a last resort, indeed on such difficult days.
We declare that for the time being our temples will continue to operate in accordance with the health protection measures that apply everywhere and with absolute respect for reason and society, and the fines imposed by sinful legislative measures will be borne exclusively by the Funds. of the Poor and the Support Fund for the Poor and Poor of our Metropolis.
What we have collected from the parishioners for the poor, we must now give it in fines. Time in addition to the faithful to punish the poor … We arrived.
We exhort whoever denounced as a crime the piety of pure believers, who did not bother anyone, to pay, if not at least an amount to the account of the Diocese for the poor, so that God will not forgive any sin.
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