«It has been shown that from the summer through October, when the churches were open and the faithful were receiving Communion, we had no problems.» Metropolitan Seraphim of Kythira spoke again on the subject of the coronavirus.
The Metropolitan said that the Church had been accused of failing to grasp the gravity of the situation, but he emphasized that this was not the case. «Our Holy Church is not a store, it is not a club, but the Holy Body of our Lord, the spiritual infirmary, the sacred Ark of Salvation. It is not something ordinary. And when we do not celebrate such feasts, it is a great misfortune. Some scientists do not understand these things and think that the virus will spread inside the church, but this is not the case, because it is within the Church that we are saved. The Holy Synod is to be commended for stating that the Feast of the Epiphany must be celebrated.» he stressed.
He praised his attitude Archbishop, he stressed that it was not within the government’s authority to ban the celebration of Epiphany, and emphasized: «We have distinct roles» He reported.
In response to those who said that «the Church is acting unlawfully,» he emphasized that «The illegality does not lie with the Holy Synod; it lies with the other side.» and invoked Article 13 of the Constitution.
He also justified the appeal to the Council of State, saying that it was not filed because the Holy Synod is characterized by «litigiousness», but «because this had to be done to prevent such things from happening again at the expense of the Church.».
He also returned to the topic of the vaccine, referring to it as a matter of Christian conscience, and said that the vaccine is indirectly being made mandatory. Finally, he called for cooperation with the European Institute of Bioethics.
Watch the sermon starting at 1:45:00
The video is from the channel of the Holy Metropolis of Kythira.
Sunday, January 10, 2021. 5:00 p.m., Vespers Service & Holy Supplication to the Virgin Mary of Myrtidiotissa at the Holy Metropolitan Church of the Crucifixion in Chora – Kythira, presided over by His Eminence Seraphim, Metropolitan of Kythira and Antikythira.
