Bugging of Autocephalic Greek Church of America and Australia priest and his home being probed
POLICE are examining alleged threats made to a Greek priest and the bugging of a church house in which he was living.
The alleged threats, involving an unnamed priest from the Autocephalic Greek Church of America and Australia, were reported a fortnight ago while the discovery of the concealed listening device was reported to police in late March.
The alleged threats are related to the controversial ordination of Father Prokopios Kanavas as bishop of the AGCAA last August.
Father Kanavas resigned in acrimonious circumstances in April – just eight months after he was ordained. He has been stripped of his titles and moves are now being made to expel him from the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia.
While GOCSA executives believe they know who made the unlawful threats to the priest, the precise motive and culprit responsible for the bugging remain unclear.
POLICE are examining alleged threats made to a Greek priest and the bugging of a church house in which he was living.
The alleged threats, involving an unnamed priest from the Autocephalic Greek Church of America and Australia, were reported a fortnight ago while the discovery of the concealed listening device was reported to police in late March.
The alleged threats are related to the controversial ordination of Father Prokopios Kanavas as bishop of the AGCAA last August.
Father Kanavas resigned in acrimonious circumstances in April – just eight months after he was ordained. He has been stripped of his titles and moves are now being made to expel him from the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia.
While GOCSA executives believe they know who made the unlawful threats to the priest, the precise motive and culprit responsible for the bugging remain unclear.