A couple of earlier posts in this blog referred to the troubling increase of the "popularity" of the ultra right-wing (neo-fascist) Golden Dawn political party. We offer here without comment a post-script, copied verbatim from a recent newspaper article. (KATHIMERINI: English Edition; April 24, 2013, p 1)
BISHOP SERAPHIM TURNS AGAINST GD
Bishop Seraphim of Piraeus, who has courted controversy in the past with anti-Semitic comments, yesterday launched an unexpected attack on far-right Golden Dawn due to the party embracing paganism.
"It has been proved that this political group uses the disguise of nationalism to cover its neopaganistic ideology," he said in a statement. The apparent rift between the bishop and Golden Dawn came as a surprise because Seraphim has been complimentary toward the party in the past and joined it in taking legal action against the staging of Terrence McNally's "Corpus Christi" play in Athens.
Seraphim asked the party to clarify its position on paganism, including worship of ancient Greek gods. Golden Dawn accused him of kowtowing to the establishment.
BISHOP SERAPHIM TURNS AGAINST GD
Bishop Seraphim of Piraeus, who has courted controversy in the past with anti-Semitic comments, yesterday launched an unexpected attack on far-right Golden Dawn due to the party embracing paganism.
"It has been proved that this political group uses the disguise of nationalism to cover its neopaganistic ideology," he said in a statement. The apparent rift between the bishop and Golden Dawn came as a surprise because Seraphim has been complimentary toward the party in the past and joined it in taking legal action against the staging of Terrence McNally's "Corpus Christi" play in Athens.
Seraphim asked the party to clarify its position on paganism, including worship of ancient Greek gods. Golden Dawn accused him of kowtowing to the establishment.
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