The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, addressed Greek Orthodox clerics in the United States via teleconference, where he bemoaned what he called the unjust and often unconstitutional barriers being placed against church-going by certain local authorities around the United States.
His Eminence stated, in fact, that “… We must remain vigilant that our Orthodoxy …is sustained through this time. We are facing many challenges to our traditional practices and rituals as we reopen. I want to assure all of you, that I, and all the hierarchs, are consulting with the best legal and public health sources to determine how best to preserve our traditions. The glory of America is its insistence on religious liberty…”