Orthodox Churches discuss astrology, magic and fortune-telling at conference in Greece

The Metropolis of Corinth, Greece, hosted the 36th Pan-Orthodox Conference on Heresies and Para-Religions from 3 to 5 November, organised by the Church of Greece.

This year’s theme is “Magic, Divination, Astrology and the Prediction of the Future”, and the Romanian Patriarchate was represented by Bishop Siluan, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Hungary, according to the diocese’s Press Office.

Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus, Chairman of the Church of Greece’s Synodal Committee on Heresies, has also been appointed chairman of this year’s Pan-Orthodox Conference. Archpriest Kyriakos Tsouros, Secretary of the same Synodal Committee, has coordinated the event annually since its inception.

Participants Representatives of the sister Orthodox Churches attending the conference included:

Metropolitan Kyrillos of Ierapytna and Siteia (Ecumenical Patriarchate); Metropolitan George of Guinea (Patriarchate of Alexandria); Archimandrite Porphyrios Georgi (Patriarchate of Antioch); Archimandrite Ieronymos, Representative of the Holy Sepulchre in Athens (Patriarchate of Jerusalem); Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Dositej of Ljubljana (Serbian Patriarchate); Metropolitan Gregory of…