A group led by Bishop Seraphim of Piraeus filed a
complaint this week with the Council of State, the country's highest
administrative court, in a bid to halt government plans to construct a
mosque in the Athenian neighborhood of Votanikos
Bishop Seraphim of Piraeus.
4 Jan 2012
A group led by Bishop Seraphim of Piraeus filed a complaint this week
with the Council of State, the country's highest administrative court,
in a bid to halt government plans to construct a mosque in the Athenian
neighborhood of Votanikos.
The bishop claims that the project, which is budgeted at 846,000
euros, is unsustainable, given the country's financial state, and a
threat to social cohesion.
"Building a mosque in the center of Athens will not only damage
public order and the morality of Greek society but also trigger a series
of events which will, with mathematical certainty, dismantle the
cohesion of the Greek nation as a Christian Orthodox people," he said.
The mosque, which will not feature minarets, will be housed in a
renovated property which used to belong to the navy and the project is
to be funded by the state.
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