How the world sees Greece
When and where married: St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church at Kingsford with a reception at Clarence House on July 11, 2015 GEORGIA Fentoullis grew up in Sydney’s east, living in the same Pagewood home from birth. Anthony Koulianos on the other hand ...
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The supermodel left her new beau to attend a Greek island wedding
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Archbishop Ieronymos, the head of the Church of Greece, on Wednesday slammed cohabitation agreements, which grant couples living together similar rights to those who are married, describing the pact as “a poor imitation” of marriage.
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Archbishop Ieronymos, the head of the Church of Greece, on Wednesday slammed cohabitation agreements, which grant couples living together similar rights to those who are married, describing the pact as “a poor imitation” of marriage.
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Archbishop Ieronymos, the head of the Church of Greece, on Thursday failed to back a government bill giving greater rights to gay couples, although he did not directly criticize the draft law either.
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Ireland votes to allow gay marriage. The majority-Catholic country holds a referendum on whether to change the constitution to allow people to marry ...
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Researchers in Greece found that although those who were married were more likely to fall in an overweight category, single people were more likely to be obese.
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Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has denied rumors that he and his wife Ada have decided to get a divorce after 26 years of marriage. “Today’s reports regarding George A Papandreou’s personal life bear no relation to reality or truth. Everything has a limit,” noted the simple statement issued by the former Prime Minister’s office. According to Greek tabloid Espresso, Ada Papandreou left the house that the couple shared on Monday evening and is now staying in a downtown Athens apartment. Furthermore, the tabloid claimed that the couple had been having marital problems for a long time, since they were arguing a lot, according to people from their inner circle. It was also rumored that George Papandreou’s mother, Margarita Papandreou, played a significant role in the divorce since she never believed that Ada could bear a surname with such history. George and Ada Papandreou met in the mid-1980s in Rio, Greece, during a PASOK executives’ event. They met and almost instantly fell in love. The got married in 1989 in Kalentzi, western Greece. It was George Papandreou’s second marriage, since he used to be married to Greek-Cypriot Eva Zissimidou, with whom he had a son, Andreas. Later, he had a daughter with Ada named Margarita-Elena.
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If Greece and Germany's relationship were a marriage, we would probably be talking about divorce or a last-ditch effort at marital therapy.
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Proposed wedding and honeymoon destinations in Chalkidiki
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The former Greek stars walked down the aisle and sealed their marriage with a kiss at Carondelet House in Los Angeles on Friday night (December 5) ...
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Greek Justice Minister Haralambos Athanasiou has said that he will never back legalizing same-sex marriage in the country, arguing that it harms ...
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The Greek justice minister has been widely criticised for condemning same-sex marriage, saying it would not be possible in the country because its ...
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Haralambos Athanasiou accused of homophobia after saying same-sex unions pose dangers to societyGreece’s justice minister has been accused of homophobia after unequivocally denouncing gay marriage.In an outburst that startled human rights defenders and activists in the country’s increasingly visible LGBT community, the minister, Haralambos Athanasiou, said he was virulently opposed to same-sex marriage as it posed dangers to a society that “respected traditions”. Continue reading...
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Ignoring European Union directives, Greek Justice Minister Haralambos Athanasiou said same-sex marriages will not be allowed. The post Greece Rules Out Same-Sex Marriage appeared first on The National Herald.
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Justice Minister Haralambos Athansiou on Tuesday appeared categorically opposed to same-sex marriages, despite the European Court of Human Rights ruling in 2013 that Greece's exclusion of same-sex couples from civil unions was in violation of the European... ...
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In recent years, the island of Crete has become a very popular wedding destination, attracting couples from across the globe. Recently, a couple held a traditional ceremony in Crete with music that included the lyra instrument and traditional rice (gamopilafo) that is widely used for wedding celebrations. There were however, two striking things that made this marriage a unique one. The groom, originally from South Africa and the bride, from Hungary, decided to exchange vows underwater. The couple who had met a few years earlier while scuba diving, opted to exchange vows wearing their scuba diving suits. The ceremony took place at hotel “Kalypso Cretan Village,” specializing in scuba diving. Crete has always been a preferred destination, not only for weddings, but for people around the world who have “fallen in love” with the island. Since the modification of laws allowing foreigners to purchase property, Greece has enjoyed a steady influx of people; Crete in particular, has become a permanent resident for some, a place of work for others, and a leisurely getaway for those who have bought a vacation home on the island, wishing to relish more frequent and extended stays. The British make up the majority of expats in Crete, but there are a variety of other nationalities, among them include German, French, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Italian, American and Australian and lets not forget the Chinese, who have been making headlines all year with the trend of group weddings — otherwise known as “Rose weddings.” In April 2014, sixteen Chinese couples from Shanghai were married in Koules Fort — among the most historical monuments in the city of Hania, located near the archaeological site of Aptera and overlooking the Souda Bay in Crete. Last spring, tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni further welcomed another 16 Chinese couples on board “Elyros” passenger ship, who set sail to Chania for a Rose Wedding. Chinese couples being wed in a group ceremony in Greece have flourished through the Rose Wedding program. The first recorded group marriage took place in 2006 at the village of Oia, Santorini.
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The Extraordinary Synod on the Family opened today by Pope Francis at the Vatican could bring about important changes regarding the church’s position on divorcees, homosexuals and non-married couples, adapting to the ways families have changed in the modern world. In two weeks, the Synod will come up with only an outline, since any decision will be postponed until 2015. Nevertheless, it is an extremely important moment of reflection, desired by Pope Francis himself: the assembly of cardinals and bishops will actually be discussing very delicate subjects for the church, including the treatment of divorced followers, the attitude towards homosexual couples, and the relationship between the church and society regarding family and sexuality in general. Opening the synod, Pope Francis advised “speaking clearly” and “with parrhesia” (a Greek term meaning the freedom to speak honestly). The pope has often spoken about the need for the church to take on the challenges of the contemporary world and the big changes at the root of the microcosm that is the family; lovingly accepting those who have erred and allowing remarried divorcees to take communion, an idea which, despite not appealing to all of the cardinals, might (with certain restrictions) pass in the assembly. This, at least, reflects the spirit of open-mindedness entrusted to Cardinal Peter Erdo, Relator General of the Synod as well as the Primate of Hungary and President of the European Bishops. “Divorcees who have remarried in civil courts,” stated Erdo, “belong to the Church. They need and have the right to be guided by their pastors.” Moreover, referring to the result of the questionnaire relating to the themes of the synod sent out in November 2013 to all of the parishes of the world: “regarding divorcees who remarried in civil courts, many reaffirm that the difference between those who are responsible for breaking up a marriage and those who have been abandoned needs to be taken into account: the pastors of the church should take care of them in a specific ways.” Reading between the lines of the cardinal’s words, there are essentially two restrictions with allowing divorcees to receive communion: the fact that the second marriage (without an annulment) is not recognized by the church, and the solely pastoral (and therefore not doctrinal) aspect that lends itself to the debate. Eucharist for Remarried Divorcees, with Restrictions. Before coming up with possible solutions to the complexity of allowing remarried divorcees to receive communion, Erdo made clear some preconditions: “the doctrine of the indissolubility of marriage is not coming into question as such. Therefore it is not doctrinal questions, but practical questions of a solely pastoral nature- otherwise inseparable from the truth of the faith- that are being discussed in this synod.” And “in the case of a sacramental (conjugated) marriage, after a divorce, while the first spouse is still alive, it is not possible to have a second marriage recognized by the church.” The archbishop of Budapest then outlined two solutions: “Divorcees remarried in civil court belong to the church. They need and have the right to be guided by their pastors. They are welcome to listen to the word of God, to participate in the liturgy of the church, to pray and to do charitable works. The pastors of the church should take care of them in very specific ways, taking into account the circumstances of each person“ Erdo stated. The first path outlined by Erdo is facilitating the annulment of a marriage, with three possibilities: “Many seem to think there needs to be a timely and efficient way of ascertaining the invalidity of a marriage bond, first of all the need for two appeals confirming the declaration of annulment of the marriage bond, proceeding to the second phase only if there is no appeal from one or both parties or from the defender of the bond within a defined timeframe.“ Second, echoing Benedict XVI, a solution outside of the judicial process, since “according to authoritative proposals, the faith of those to be married needs to be evaluated to ascertain the validity of the sacrament of marriage, according to the general principle that the validity of a sacrament requires that the party intends to do what the Church does.” Third, the case of the “Petrine Privilege,” concerning marriages of disparity of cult. In conclusion, Erdo echoes the proposal formulated by Cardinal Walter Kasper at a Consistory of Cardinals in February, suggesting to “examine more deeply the practice of some orthodox churches, which allows for the possibility of a second or third marriage marked by a penitential character. Examining this matter is necessary to avoid interpretations and conclusions that are not sufficiently well-founded.” Relator General of the Synod: No Discrimination Against Gays, Except for Marriage. From the instrumentum laboris “emerge two clear aspects regarding homosexuality.” So declared Cardinal Peter Erdo,in his relatio ante discpetationem. “First of all, there is a full consensus that people with a homosexual orientation should not be discriminated against, as reaffirmed in the catechism of the Catholic Church. Secondly, it is clear that the majority of the baptized - and all the Episcopal conferences- do not expect that these relationships be equated with marriage between a man and a woman, nor is there a consensus among a vast majority of Catholics on the ideology of gender theories.”
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Greek Independent MP Nikos Nikolopoulos, who is known for his outspoken views on the topic of gay marriage that he believes “bombs the family”, wrote an offensive tweet on his Twitter account regarding the marriage of Luxembourg’s Democratic Party ...
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