Tag: austerity
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Church of Greece to State: Keep Priests on the Payroll
Source: MSN News | January 17, 2011 ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s powerful Orthodox Church urged the government in the crisis-hit country on Monday to relax tough hiring restrictions so it can put more priests on the state payroll. The government last year paid the salaries of 10,800 priests and church staff — who are technically…