The Greek Orthodox Church blessing the neo-Nazis

greece / turkey / cyprus | anti-fascism | other libertarian press Sunday June 24, 2012 03:20 by Ro

The Orthodox Church of Greece, is a Church which has been justly accused for its close ties with the former military Junta regime (1967-1974), an official national-state church institution that defiantly surpasses Greek legislation, and often incites ethnic hatred against people of neighbour states, despite the fact that they are Christian orthodox themselves, as those of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. A church that has often been accused of financial and sexual scandals which a few years back in 2005, drew international attention. This same church offered its blessings at Golden Dawn’s offices. At least four dioceses (Chalkis, Mesogaias, Korinthias, Patras) in towns such as Chalkis (9/25/2011), Loutsa (11/20/2011), Nemea (4/1/2012), Kato Axaya (4/29/2012) respectively received similar orthodox blessings too…

In the recent Greek parliamentary elections on June 17, the neo-Nazi “Golden Dawn” party, has managed to score an enormous 6.92%, mainly spurred by financial angst and deep disillusionment with mainstream politicians (previous score 0.29% in the last 2009 elections), electing 18 deputies, despite the fact that some of its party members are alleged for homicide, armed robbery, stabbing and brutal bulling misconduct toward poor, unfortunate immigrants. This is a party openly praising Hitler, the SS and the former Greek military junta regime dictator Papadopoulos (1967-1974), its member’s practice the Nazi salute, in the past Lucifer and Antichrist has been praised by its leader and through their official magazine.

Ilias Kasidiaris, the Golden Dawn’s party spokesman, recently slapped a left woman deputy and threw water in the face of another on live television which was diffused worldwide, he then managed to disappear and hide for two days in order to avoid an immediate trial. A few days later, Kasidiaris presented himself to the prosecutor asking permission … to bear arms (!) accompanied by bodyguards and a priest. The same man is alleged of been involved in an armed robbery; his trial has “curiously” been postponed three times. He has also been accused by leading members of other Right and extreme-right parties of assault.

More about this political clan and its “Fuhrer” who, denies the existence of the Holocaust, can be found at English Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dawn_(Greece) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaos_Michaloliakos

More interesting material revealing the brutal Nazi and satanic nature of this criminal clan can be found at the Greek Jungle-report blog, although however, Google or other translation is necessary.

The high electoral score of the Golden Dawn in the Greek Parliament, after May 2012 elections, attracted the interest of the President of European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso who «…warned that the EU Commission “will not hesitate to use all mechanisms available to act against those who insult community law and the fundamental human rights charter».

The Orthodox Church of Greece, is a Church which has been justly accused for its close ties with the former military Junta regime (1967-1974), an official national-state church institution that defiantly surpasses Greek legislation, and often incites ethnic hatred against people of neighbour states, despite the fact that they are Christian orthodox themselves, as those of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. A church that has often been accused of financial and sexual scandals which a few years back in 2005, drew international attention. This same church offered its blessings at Golden Dawn’s offices. At least four dioceses (Chalkis, Mesogaias, Korinthias, Patras) in towns such as Chalkis (9/25/2011), Loutsa (11/20/2011), Nemea (4/1/2012), Kato Axaya (4/29/2012) respectively received similar orthodox blessings too…

Priests often rally in favour of Golden Dawn in churches (Saint Andreas of Kato Patissia, Archdiocese of Athens, from newspaper ‘Avgi’ 30 March 2012). The Golden Dawn leader paid his respects to the anti-Semite metropolitan bishop Seraphim of Piraeus by formally visiting him at his diocese headquarters to discuss the “immigration problem” (!) while offering him as a gift, a holy icon of Virgin Mary. Metropolitan bishop Ambrosios of Kalavryta (a town-victim of Nazi-war atrocities) backed and praised the neo-Nazis. Even Archbishop himself, Ieronymos, offered his blessings in Parliament, to the Leader of Golden Dawn spreading him with Holy Water (Photo 3). The churches’ s Head Hierarchy remains an indifferent, neutral spectator to the daily violent pogrom unleashed by the Golden Dawn against those that once Christ himself named, foreigners and immigrants his “least brothers”. Please note the fact that the Golden Dawn MPs appeared at the inauguration of the newly elected parliamentary session of the last elections, accompanied by an Orthodox priest (Photo 2). Even the Greek bishop of Argentina Tarasios of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, was present (September 2006) as a defence witness in the trial of a member of Golden Dawn Antonis Androutsopoulos, fugitive for eight years (unanimously sentenced to 21 years imprisonment, the penalty was reduced to 12 yrs. in 2009) for a homicidal attack on a student named Christos Kousouris (June 1998). Recently the conservative Athenian newspaper “To Paron” (13th May 2012) revealed (without any reaction from the Church) that many bishops voted Golden Dawn and “feel proud for it”.