A group of Greeks -- which includes bishops, academics, and military officers -- has appealed against a parliamentary bill that will allow the construction of a mosque in Athens, the Europe News website reports today (January 6, 2012).
A petition submitted to the Council of State in December was signed by Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus, as well as university professors, naval officers, and five residents of the area in which the mosque is planned to be built.
Seraphim said the bill constituted an anti-Christian action and described it as disrespectful to Christian martyrs.
Ninety-seven percent of Greece's population is comprised of Greek Orthodox Christians -- the highest percentage of Orthodox Christians residing in any country of the world.
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