The Holy Synod of Greece is asked to return 5 million euros&gifts by the late Archbishop Christodoul
The Church of Greece could be set to take legal action against the employees of its non-governmental organization (NGO) Allilegi (Solidarity) after the results of an internal probe are made known to the Holy Synod today.
Sources said that the investigation has revealed that funds totaling some 10 million euros appear to be missing from the ( Read more... )
SAE appeals to Greeks abroad
The board of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) on Tuesday appealed to Greek expatriates throughout the world to aid and support earthquake victims in southwestern Greece that lost their homes and property during Sunday's 6.5 Richter earthquake.
Members of the board offered the symbolic sum of 5,000 euros, bringing the total collected by the Sydney-based Hellenic Emergency Relief Fund to 35,000 euros.
In a related development, the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, chaired by Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos, on Tuesday announced that the Greek Church will give 500,000 euros for the relief of victims of last Sunday's destructive earthquake in Ileia and Achaia.
The Synod's press spokesman, Thessaloniki Metropolitan Anthimos, said the Church had mobilised its non-government organisation Allilegi (Solidarity) and had already delivered large quantities of humanitarian aid, such as tents and bedding, clothing, food and drinking water to be distributed to the victims of the quake.
A team of technicians had also been sent to examine and list damage to churches in the region, he added.
In addition to the above, the Synod issued a statement that homosexuality violated the will of God and the teachings of the Bible, Anthimos said.
http://www.hri.org/news/greek/apeen/2008/08-06-10_2.apeen.html
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I do not see an article that the government
wants to recover 5 million euros given to
Allilegi. This is what it would be useful
to have a concrete source for.
As you may know we have had a comparable but
problem in the Orthodox Church in America
which is quite complex and is chronicled at
the website:
http://www.ocanews.org/
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