Athens, March 21, 2025
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Another scandal has erupted surrounding “artwork” on display at Greece’s National Gallery in Athens, this time blaspheming one of the Church’s most well-known prayers.
Orthodox protests against blasphemous display in Greek National GalleryThe National Gallery in Athens, Greece, is currently hosting an exhibition entitled The Allure of the Bizarre, which features several blasphemous works.
“>Earlier this month, Orthodox and other public figures began to speak out against the Allure of the Bizarre exhibition that featured blasphemous depictions of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Theotokos, and other saints. Then, on March 10, MP Nikos Papadoulos of the Niki party went to the Gallery and took the pieces of “art” from the wall and 
Greek MP destroys blasphemous art display in AthensA Greek Member of Parliament was detained on Monday morning after he destroyed a blasphemous art display at the National Gallery in Athens.”>threw them on the floor, saying, “they are blasphemous and abusive, offending public sentiment and violating the fundamental respect that Greek society has for the Orthodox faith.”
And now, Dimitrios Natsios, the president of the same political party, has filed a lawsuit against the Gallery for a blasphemy against the “O Heavenly King” prayer to the Holy Spirit, reports Vima Orthodoxias.
On the third floor of the Gallery, a film is being shown with pornographic scenes with O Heavenly King playing. Excerpts from the Greek national anthem also play during the film.
Papadoulos argues that “the public display of obscene material to the background of distorted excerpts of our national anthem and Prayer to the Holy Spirit, in a space dedicated to our art and cultural heritage, constitutes a major issue, which can’t go unanswered.”
“The government is responsible for once again brutally insulting the national and religious feelings of Greek citizens. We expect Greek justice to do its duty,” the party said in a statement.
“I filed a lawsuit against the National Gallery because on the 3rd floor there’s a video that blatantly insults the sacred and holy things of our faith,” the party president said.
“Because we love our children and young people, we don’t want them to see such indecent and vulgar spectacles. Finally, those responsible must be punished and the government must respect our national tradition.”
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