Velopoulos to Hieronymos: “No politician can give instructions to the clergy”

After the statement of Archbishop Hieronymos according to what the president of the Hellenic Solution had mentioned earlier, Kyriakos Velopoulos replied that “We are in complete agreement with the Archbishop’s statement.”

“No politician can give instructions to either the clergy or the hierarchy. Just as the hierarchy should not lead the faithful to specific political spaces,” said Mr. Velopoulos.

Following this, Velopoulos launched a new attack on Kyriakos Mitsotakis saying that “unfortunately, however, the Archbishop’s statement is being used as a pre-election tool by the ND and Kyriakos Mitsotakis himself”. “The Hellenic Solution, the Church is the whole of the people, the Clergy and the Hierarchy” pointed out the president of the Hellenic Solution.

The Archbishop’s message about Velopoulos’ statements

“We have our fixed lines and our fixed lines are the Gospel, the word of God, the positions of the Church. Beyond these positions we cannot move. Therefore, we do not do what Mr. Velopoulos will tell us, nor what any politician will tell us.” said Archbishop Hieronymos in response to what Kyriakos Velopoulos mentioned in the previous days.

Afterwards, he said “We respect opinions, we measure them and we do what God says: we love all people”.

“There is no Christian meter”

When asked by journalists if there is a “Christian meter”, he answered, “no, never. Only love, forgiveness, fellowship and cooperation. Especially in the area of ​​Greece, in our country, especially in these times, cooperation is necessary. There are many things that separate us that make us different, but we are looking at how we can move forward with this collaboration.”

And he added: “I can’t even go to things that the Gospel doesn’t say, no matter what the prime minister says, I look at what the Gospel says. He too may have his principles. I cannot identify myself nor can you identify with personal interests or positions that tomorrow will have no value. It is time to think seriously, especially at this time when our country needs partners and cooperation. Everyone has their opinions, they stick to their opinions, they fight for them, time will tell.”