Clergy of the Diocese of Orestiada. Fr. Mark Hodges
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GREECE, January 3, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – The priests of an entire diocese in Greece are raising the alarm about the impending destruction of their nation that they say is being brought on by state-supported abortion and other immoral laws.
Clergy of the Diocese of Orestiada of the Greek Orthodox Church unanimously issued a declaration in December on the dire condition of the country. Specifically, the men are laying blame on the government for “systematically destroying the foundational institutions and values of Greek society.”
“Our villages are dying out and schools are closing from lack of students. Unfortunately, the authorities are showing their indifference to people who want to give birth and raise their children,” they stated.
“We demand that the government render support to underprivileged and large families instead of wasting huge budget funds on financing 300,000 annual abortions,” they added.
Greece “is hanging on the edge of the abyss,” they said.
The clergy criticized a new Greek law allowing teenagers to legally “change” gender without so much as a counseling session. “On the Free Change of Sex,” passed by Parliament 148-124 in October,
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