Leader of Greece's Orthodox Church dies at 69

[Bishka]

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos, who eased centuries of tension with the Vatican but angered liberal critics who viewed him as an attention-seeking reactionary, died Monday at his home of cancer, church officials said.

He was 69. Regularly named Greece's most popular public figure in opinion polls, Christodoulos headed the church for a decade and reached out to opponents during his illness.


He was first hospitalized in Athens in June before being diagnosed with cancer of the liver and large intestine. He spent 10 weeks in a U.S. hospital in Miami, but an October liver transplant operation was aborted when doctors discovered the cancer had spread.

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Condolences to the Greek Orthodox members.

 

[Carol wis]

I'm very sorry for your loss of Archbishop Christodoulos, Sincerely, Carol

 

[davidthegreek]

poor man. Although I don't like the priests. I liked him. He was a nice man.

 

[Shiranui117]

4 years late to the party, but Memory Eternal! Blessed Repose!