Greece's Church Says Priests Should Keep State Jobs

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Fri, 11/16/2018 - 8:45am

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's powerful Orthodox Church says it wants priests to remain civil servants, rejecting part of a recent government offer to switch a payroll system for clergymen. The church's governing Holy Synod said Friday that it had voted unanimously "to retain the existing payroll status of the clergy and laymen of the Church of Greece.Read more on NewsOK.com

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