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The government’s order for Easter this year was clear about the closing of the churches, but many demonstrated in large numbers on Good Friday.
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In the afternoon, there was tension outside the Agios Nikolaos church in Korydallos, as some 70 people, led by the goldsmith Elias Panagiotaros, demanded an epitaph procession. Police with riot gear stormed a demonstration on Friday, taking hundreds of protesters out by truck. Lightning bolts were launched and the police proceeded with 18 arrests. It should be noted that of the 18 arrests, many will become arrests, and ATHEX supporters will be charged with crimes of disobedience and resistance, disobeying the joint ministerial decision to close temples and cause bodily harm, after one Police were injured in the eye.
Check out the video uploaded by former Golden Dawn MP Elias Panagiotaros:
Video of the state attack on those who went to Agios Nikolaos … pic.twitter.com/PcFIoq7mO5
– Elias Panagiotaros (@ipanagiotaros) April 17, 2020
NOW! Video of the abominations of the coulis pic.twitter.com/6uyH3EVxm8
– Elias Panagiotaros (@ipanagiotaros) April 17, 2020
The priests opened churches
Furthermore, some priests opened the Sacred Temples, and the faithful hurried to worship the epitaph today on Good Friday.
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The images that come to light generate doubts and anger, since in Athens, Thessaloniki, Lamia, Kozani, but also in other cities of the country, the faithful were outside the churches and persistently demanded their opening, at the moment when the crown is lurking!
In several cases, in fact, the police were called to decompress the situation, while in Pikermi the priest who opened Agios Christoforos was taken to the prosecutor’s office.
All this at a time when the number of cases in our country reaches 2,224, while in the last 24 hours alone, 3 of our more fellow citizens have died, after a battle with the crown.
Pikermi: a priest was taken to the prosecutor’s office
The priest of Agios Christoforos at Pikermi opened the Sacred Temple for the faithful to worship the Epitaph, as a result of which he was brought to the OT in the area.
According to the RPN website, a police patrol went to Agios Christoforos in Pikermi at 15:30 and asked the priest of the church. Police officers asked for the papers from a woman who had just left the Temple and then took Father Dimitrios on patrol and took him to the Police Department. According to the local website, the priest was taken to the prosecutor’s office.
Church in Ampelokipi “broke” the measures
This was not the only incident of insurrection, as a church in Ampelokipi “broke” the measures and was opened for an Epitaph pilgrimage.
Specifically, the church of Agios Thomas in Ampelokipi remained, today, open to the faithful who hastened to worship the Epitaph, despite the relevant prohibitions. As you can see in the video posted by sputniknews.gr, the faithful came to the Church of Agios Thomas alone while the doors remained open. In fact, queues formed in the temple courtyard, while at the entrance there were two young women, who were checking the entrance and exit of the citizens, so that there was no overcrowding.
Thessaloniki: queues of believers outside churches despite bans
And in Thessaloniki, several believers gathered in the courtyard of the churches in Thessaloniki, today Good Friday.
According to the Seleo website, many worshipers were found outside the Sacred Temple of Agia Marina, Agia Varvara and Agios Fanourios in the Toumpa area, the Holy Church of the Assumption in Halastra, the Holy Temple of the Holy Trinity and the Holy Temple. of Saint Panteleimon.
Believers waited in the courtyard and on the sidewalk to light a candle. However, the police reportedly rushed to the temples, informing the faithful of the measures taken regarding the functions of the churches.
Believers gathered to light a candle in the chapel of the holy church of Agios Therapontos in the Toumpa area of Thessaloniki.
Igoumenitsa: He introduced himself to the priest who opened the doors to the faithful.
In the presence of a priest who opened the door of I.N. Agios Spyridonos to the faithful on Good Friday, despite the measures, the authorities proceeded to Igoumenitsa.
After a complaint that the priest, after divine service, opened the doors of the temple and the faithful entered to pray, the police arrived at the church point. The authorities removed the faithful from the church and brought the priest.
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The priest affirmed that he did not do anything illegal, since according to the JMC “the Sacred Temples will be open for individual prayer on Fridays from 13.00 to 17.00 on Saturdays from 11.00 to 13.00. The procession of the Epitaph and the Resurrection will be carried out by the Priest in presence of Psaltis and a girl. The presence of believers during the Epitaph and Resurrection procession, which will take place inside the Holy Temple, is not allowed. The bells are allowed to ring sad on Good Friday and with joy at the Resurrection. “
Open churches in Volos too
Those responsible for the Sacred Temple of Agios Gerasimos in Volos defied the restrictions of the Authorities and opened the church for the faithful. According to the E-Thessalia website, the locals noticed believers entering the church today, Good Friday, and notified the police that they went to the Holy Temple. Inside was a family with two children, who were removed by the police and the church was closed. A violation of the ban was also observed in Agios Nektarios of Nea Ionia, where doors were occasionally opened for the faithful to enter to worship the Epitaph.
A similar image in Kozani
The intervention of the Police was caused on Good Friday morning by the decision of Archimandrite Chrysostom Mastoras to allow, according to the Kozani Media website, the pilgrimage to the epitaph, inside the sacred temple of Timios Prodromos, in Kaisaria Kozani. Most likely, after a relevant complaint, Greek police men were called to implement the decision that holy temples remain closed to the faithful, making relevant recommendations to the archimandrite.
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