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Amvrosios: Train crash God’s punishment for Carnival

Amvrosios: Train crash God’s punishment for Carnival

The former metropolitan of Kalavryta and Aigialeia, Amvrosios, has sparked public outrage after claiming that the deadly train crash in northern Greece was God’s punishment for the annual three-day Carnival. which he called “the devil’s feast.”

In an article published on a religious website he asked, “Is not, then, this tragedy of Tempe an expression of the wrath of our Lord for this solemn Carnival celebration of the devil?”

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