Debt crisis puts pressure on wealthy Orthodox Church

27/06/2011

The wealthy Greek Orthodox Church is under pressure to do more to help the country while it struggles through a debilitating financial crisis.

As Greek faces a dire financial crisis and risks defaulting on its debt, many are calling on the Orthodox church to take less and give more.

The Greek Orthodox Church owns property worth some €700 billion – more than double the country’s national debt. And yet it is the struggling Greek state that pays the salaries and pensions of all the Orthodox clerics in the country.

Source:

CATEGORIES
TAGS
Share This

COMMENTS

Wordpress (2)
  • comment-avatar

    663548 317429You wouldnt feel it but Ive wasted all day digging for some articles about this. You might be a lifesaver, it was an outstanding read and has helped me out to no end. Cheers! 928668

  • comment-avatar

    430685 323429Hey there! Wonderful stuff, please do tell us when you post once more something similar! 298917

  • Disqus ( )