“I explicitly and categorically declare that statements that have been published on the Internet and are attributed to me do not represent my personal views and therefore I humbly apologize for the confusion caused“, Metropolitan Iconium Theoposis said, as reported by SKAI correspondent in Istanbul, Manolis Kostidis.

It is recalled that the strong reaction of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was prompted by the post of Metropolitan Iconium, against Mrs Maria Karystianos, mother of the tragic railway accident of the Tempi.

In detail the statement of Metropolitan Iconium on social media:

“I explicitly and categorically declare that statements that have been published on the Internet and are attributed to me do not represent my personal views, and that is why I humbly apologize for the confusion caused.

As the Hierarch of the Orthodox Church, from the first moment of this sad incident, which shocked all of Greece and me personally, I pray daily for the souls of these children and sympathize with the families of both the deceased and the survivors of this horrible tragedy.“