Athens, January 29, 2025
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A trans man who became a subject of discussion at a church festival in Athens is suing the Athonite elder who spoke about him.
Specifically, the man has filed both criminal charges and a civil lawsuit against Elder Philemon of the Holy Mountain’s Prophet Elias Skete seeking more than $104,00 (100,000 euros) for moral damages after the talk was published on the YouTube channel of the St. Demetrios Church in Athens, reports Ekklisia Online.
In the video, Elder Philemon discusses how the trans man’s father came to Mt. Athos and spoke to him about the problems with his son, while also mentioning the child by name and discussing his physical changes, where he studies, and so on.
Ekklisia Online writes: “It should be noted that Elder Philemon is an exemplary spiritual father, one of the enlightened elders who help thousands of people, and it’s truly unprecedented for someone to take legal action against such a worthy servant of Orthodox monasticism.”
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