In Greece, the “yes” to homosexual marriage widens the distance between the State and the Orthodox Church. By opening marriage and adoption to same-sex couples, Greece is establishing a clear distance between state affairs and the dogmas of the influential Church.
“The Greek Church has taken quite a few blows over the past thirty years,” says Joëlle Dalègre, professor emeritus of history at Inalco, and specialist in contemporary Greece. The Church of Greece, however, has few significant levers.