Posted on Jun 24, 2021
Athens priest arrested for acid attack on bishops
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A priest has been arrested in Athens after he threw acid on seven bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church, police say.
The attack took place during a disciplinary hearing against the 36-year-old priest on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
Three bishops are being treated in hospital for the burns, mostly on their faces.
A policeman, who ran to help the bishops, was also taken to hospital.
The suspect, a priest who risked being expelled from the church, was accused of being involved in drug trafficking, according to the ANA press agency.
The bishops were meeting to discuss defrocking him - stripping him of his priesthood - after he was allegedly discovered to be in possession of 1.8 grams of cocaine in June 2018, according to local media.
The attack took place during a disciplinary hearing against the 36-year-old priest on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
Three bishops are being treated in hospital for the burns, mostly on their faces.
A policeman, who ran to help the bishops, was also taken to hospital.
The suspect, a priest who risked being expelled from the church, was accused of being involved in drug trafficking, according to the ANA press agency.
The bishops were meeting to discuss defrocking him - stripping him of his priesthood - after he was allegedly discovered to be in possession of 1.8 grams of cocaine in June 2018, according to local media.
Athens priest arrested for acid attack on bishops
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel the human aspect of men being disappointed by men who are held in great esteem and fall miserably hard back to the ground as human is having devastating affects on those looking for, in humans, perfection.
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