Greek Church asks for excommunication from deputies after law on gay marriage. Religious people speak of a "demonic" decision taken by "immoral legislators" The Greek spiritual leader, Archbishop Ieronymos, proposed subjecting the vote to a popular referendum.
Meanwhile, the ecclesiastical authorities of Corfu have banned two parliamentarians from any religious rites. The Greek Orthodox Church has called for the MPs to be excommunicated after the vote on same-sex marriage. The Guardian reports it.