Archibishop Christodoulus, Greece’s Greek Orthodox head
Posted: Monday, January 28th, 2008 4:23 pmATHENS, Greece: Hundreds of mourners, many sobbing, gathered Monday at Athens’ cathedral to file past the remains of Archbishop Christodoulos, the first leader of Greece’s powerful Orthodox Church to welcome a Catholic pope to Athens in 1,300 years.
The charismatic cleric was often named Greece’s most popular public figure but was also criticized as an ambitious reactionary. He died at his home in Athens on Monday at age 69 of cancer, leaving the race for his succession wide open. …
Greece’s Orthodox Church holds considerable sway among the world’s Orthodox churches. Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I is the spiritual leader of the world’s 250 million Orthodox Christians. … Read full obituary
