Church

Greece's anti-money laundering authority froze the accounts and assets of two senior Catholic Church figures and nightclub owners after a random audit uncovered €3 million missing from church funds and funneled into nightclubs.

The prevailing sense, as it emerged from the statements made by its head, was that the Church would downplay the issue, would not add fuel to the fire, and, at some point join the entire civilized world in accepting that there is nothing untoward about same-sex marriages or the baptism of children from such unions. But the Church's decision to make a fight of it, and its unprecedented snubbing of the President of the Hellenic Republic, have now placed the need for the separation of State and Church firmly center stage.

According to Turkish media, the shooting occurred around 11:40 am during a service, and the perpetrators are believed to be two individuals. The incident took place at an Italian church in the Sariyer district.