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Orthodox Church undermines Greece s COVID pandemic measures Clerics in Greece have repeatedly flouted measures to slow coronavirus transmission. The church wields extraordinary power in officially secular Greece. Some leaders have been more cautious, but all churches were open on Epiphany On Wednesday, the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church filed a complaint with the National Council for Radio and Television accusing three TV stations of sullying religion. The broadcasters had criticized Orthodox clergy for rebelling against government measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus during the celebration of Epiphany on January 6. The church which wields exceptional power, though Greece is officially a secular state is not usually criticized in the broadcast media. In an attempt to turn the tables, the church s top leaders appear to be trying to change the topic of the conversation to whether the broadcasters committed blasphemy.

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