“Policing is not the pre-eminent measure to solve these issues,” he said, noting that the pre-eminent measure would be to impose the obligation of vaccination, said Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Messinia, speaking to SKAI.
“I believe that the obligation must be implemented, otherwise the issue will not be resolved, we will not get rid of this risk, people will get sick and die,” he said.
The measures, which were set two weeks ago, are normally valid, he stressed.
“No one enters the church during the divine service, not even for private prayer without a mask, without keeping their distance and without the possibility of disinfection with the corresponding disinfectants that have been defined,” he pointed out.
According to his assessment, the measures implemented are not deterrent as the reduction in the number of attendees and participants in the divine service is smaller since those present at the temple are proportional to the square.
In addition, there is a provision for even three services on Christmas day, so that as many believers as possible can attend church if they wish.
It is not our responsibility to check whether those who enter the church are vaccinated or not, he stressed in any case, emphasizing that no one can be excluded from the church.
“This can in principle be applied neither by the commissioners, nor by the novices, nor by any other staff,” he said.
The Metropolitan stated that the image of the police in the courtyards of the temples is not something pleasant, however the church can not interfere in decisions taken by the state and concern measures outside the temples.
“There can be no policing inside the temple,” he stressed.
As he mentioned, at least he in his Diocese knows how many priests are unvaccinated.
“And of course they work since there is no legislative authority from the state on how to manage vaccinated clergy, I can not, I do not have the ability to implement some measures that will concern the unvaccinated,” he said.
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