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“War” of Greek-Turkish Statements About Hagia Sophia
Orthodox Times ^ | 7/25/20

Posted on 07/26/2020 4:58:44 PM PDT by marshmallow

The Greek Foreign Ministry said that there was an “irrational manifestation of religious and nationalist fanaticism in present-day Turkey”, responding to Ankara’s inflammatory statement about Hagia Sophia.

The full statement of the Greek Foreign Ministry in response to the provocative statement of Turkey is the following:

“The international community of the 21st century is astonished to see the irrational manifestation of religious and nationalist fanaticism in present-day Turkey. Such manifestations have been condemned and are unworthy of a response, while they expose internationally those who express and fuel such beliefs.”

The representative of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Hami Aksoy, deemed Greece as the spoiled child of Europe and accused our country of being against Islam: “Greece must wake up from the Byzantine dream it has not been able to wake up from for 567 years,” he said. The statement referred to the burning of a Turkish flag in Thessaloniki. He also said, “These racists, who have not learned their lesson from history, who disrespect our glorious flag, should remember their fate in the Aegean.”

However, the Greek Foreign Ministry has condemned the specific action, which happened during a demonstration against the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque: “Greece condemns in the most explicit manner any action that desecrates the national symbol of any country, in this case of Turkey,” the Greek Foreign Ministry posted on Twitter.

“Remember your fate in the Aegean”

Following the reactions of Greece for the conversion of Hagia Sofia into a mosque, the Turkish Foreign Ministry representative made a very provocative statement and, therefore, significantly accentuated the tensions between Turkey and Greece.

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TOPICS: Current Events; Islam; Orthodox Christian; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: erdogan; europeanunion; greece; hagiasophia; kurdistan; nato; receptayyiperdogan; turkey

1 posted on 07/26/2020 4:58:44 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

I was stationed in Turkey 1971 - 1973, and I can tell you they are among the most insular people on the planet, and they are extremely nationalistic, to the point of an obsession.


2 posted on 07/26/2020 5:11:56 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: marshmallow
“War” of Greek-Turkish Statements About Hagia Sophia

Meanwhile, Rome is silent.

3 posted on 07/26/2020 5:48:21 PM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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To: marshmallow

The only realistic options are a Crusade to free European Turkey and to restore Constantinople OR to accept the Islamic conquest of 1453 and live in peace with the mosque.

Appeals to 20th century internationalist secularist blather are stupid. Those days are over.

It’s a mosque or a church. And long, long before Christianity is restored in Constantinople it has to be restored in Paris, in London, in Geneva, and, yes. in Rome.


4 posted on 07/26/2020 6:19:21 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Think like youÂ’re right, listen like youÂ’re wrong)
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To: marshmallow

1.5 million Armenians were unavailable for comment.


5 posted on 07/26/2020 8:30:15 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: ebb tide
>> Meanwhile, Rome is silent. <<

Ummm, I hate to break the news to you, but the Vatican and various Catholic bishops have quite vocally spoken out against the Hagia Sophia being converted into a Mosque on numerous occasions. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops also designated July 24 as a “Day of Mourning” for Hagia Sophia.

Protestant church "leaders", on the other hand.... ::crickets::

6 posted on 07/26/2020 10:41:16 PM PDT by BillyBoy ('States Rights' is NOT a suicide pact.)
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... but the Vatican and various Catholic bishops have quite vocally spoken out against the Hagia Sophia being converted into a Mosque on numerous occasions.

Oh, really. This is the only thing I've heard Francis say, "My thoughts go to Istanbul. I think of Santa Sophia and I am very pained."

But many other things pain the Francis, as well, like border walls, capitalism, the lack of wealth redistribution, global warming, Catholics breeding like rabbits, etc.

7 posted on 07/27/2020 8:21:25 AM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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>> Oh, really. This is the only thing I've heard Francis say, "My thoughts go to Istanbul. I think of Santa Sophia and I am very pained." <<

Which is more than I've heard Franklin Graham, Jerry Falwell Sr., Paula White, James Dobson, Kenneth Copeland, and all the rest of the self proclaimed protestant "leaders" who normally LOVE getting their face on TV to give the "Christian" perspective on current events.

I bet they'd have something to say about the topic if the Trump Tower was being converted into a mosque though, and they'd be "pained" about THAT, and be SURE to "stand with our president" when Trump wanted his tower back.

But a 1,500 year old Christian church that is the most of the great accomplished in the history of the faith and was once the heart of the religion? Nah, those protestant "leaders" got can't be bothered to even MENTION the topic.

And I can cite a half dozen times when Rome mentioned the topic, compared to ZERO for those guys.

But hey, keep throwing stones at the Vatican from your glass house.

8 posted on 07/27/2020 8:45:58 AM PDT by BillyBoy ('States Rights' is NOT a suicide pact.)
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To: ebb tide
In fact, I bet if you got them on the spot and forced most of these protestant "leaders" to go on record and say what they think of the Hagia Sophia, they'd reply "Hagia what"?

Pre-1800 Christianity doesn't seem to come up on their radar list.

They'll be happy to preach the prosperity gospel at their megachurch though.

And unlike Francis, most of these "leaders" like Franklin Graham CLAIM to be "conservative".

9 posted on 07/27/2020 8:56:54 AM PDT by BillyBoy ('States Rights' is NOT a suicide pact.)
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And I can cite a half dozen times when Rome mentioned the topic, compared to ZERO for those guys.

Please do so. I'll bet you can't.

10 posted on 07/27/2020 9:11:33 AM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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