A senior bishop of the Greek-Orthdox Church said the “international Zionist monster” was behind a planned law that would grant same-sex couples in Greece more rights, in line with EU requirements.
Bishop Seraphim of Piraeus called the Cohabitation Bill the consequence of the “constant war against the true faith” being waged by what he called "the international Zionist monster” which controled the government of Greece.
In a statement on the website of the Metropolis of Piraeus, the Bishop also threatened to cut off relations with any Greek lawmaker who lent support to the bill in Tuesday's vote. Seraphim said the bill subverted human sexuality and wa sdestroying traditional families..
According to JTA, the bishop has a long history of making anti-Semitic comments. In 2010, he told a Greek TV station that Jews had orchestrated the Holocaust and were behind Greece’s financial crisis. He later clarified that these were his personal opinions and did not represent the Orthodox Church.
