The permanent Holy Synod of the Church of Greece this week, as it previously announced, issued an encyclical regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and its treatment, entitled “Christians Ask US About the Vaccine and Physicians Answer”.
The encyclical will be read out at all Holy Dioceses on Sunday in front of the congregants.
In the Encyclical, members of the Holy Synod emphasize the necessity of medical science, as the Lord himself declared “…when the body is sick, there is a need for the help of physicians”.
The Holy Synod also underlined that even today, the Church trusts the scientific community of physicians, who struggle day and night for the liberation of people from the deadly pandemic.
The encyclical states, among others, “…The Standing Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, knowing that vaccination is a supreme act of responsibility towards one’s fellow man, recommends to all, in consultation with their physician, to use the gift that God has given us, to protect ourselves and others.”