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—⛰🇬🇷/🇬🇷 NEW: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is scheduled for an official two-day visit to Mount Athos on July 4–5.

➡️ He is expected to arrive on Friday, July 4, where he will meet with representatives of the 20 monasteries in Karyes and visit some of the most prominent ones (Iviron, Vatopedi, Simonopetra, and Xenophontos).

➡️ He will stay overnight from Friday to Saturday and return to Athens after completing his tour on Saturday, July 5.

📰 Source: Balkan Spectator Newsroom

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—❗️NEW: A group of Mount Athos monks issued a strongly critical open letter ahead of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ visit, questioning the sincerity and legitimacy of his pilgrimage.

➡️ Key Points:

1. Motive of visit questioned
The monks question whether Mitsotakis is visiting as a true pilgrim or simply to restore his image amid scandals and policy failures.

2. Religious criticism
The monks denounce Mitsotakis for:

- Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations and burial protocols.
- Restricting religious services during the pandemic while allowing secular gatherings.
- Legalizing same-sex marriage (Feb 2024), calling it a betrayal of Christian and Greek traditions.
- Promoting art they view as blasphemous and satanic.

3. Moral and national decline
He is blamed for eroding Orthodox values, overtaxing citizens, and encouraging emigration and mass immigration.

4. Digital identity concerns
The letter condemns digital ID reforms as steps toward a dystopian, anti-Christian system aligned with the “New World Order”.

5. Call for action
The monks urge Mount Athos authorities to either call Mitsotakis to repent or refuse to receive him, citing noscriptural warnings against associating with unrighteousness.

6. Signatories
Over a dozen monks and elders from key monasteries including Panagouda, Koutloumousiou, and Chilandari signed the letter.

In essence, the open letter paints Mitsotakis as spiritually and morally unfit to set foot on the Holy Mountain, accusing his government of policies that undermine Orthodoxy, Greek identity, and human dignity.

📰 The Holy Wisdom channel published the full letter, you can read it here

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