Archbishop Demetrios to attend memorial for Rev. Pinckney of South Carolina

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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese story here

Updated, correction: service is Friday, the 26th.

From article:

His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, will travel to Charleston, S.C. tomorrow Friday Jun. 26, 2015, to attend the funeral of State Sen. Rev. Clementa Pinckney who was among the nine victims killed by a gunman last Wednesday inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston.

GOA statement on shooting here.

[nxylas]

1. Appropriate, given the historic links between GOARCH and.the civil rights movement

Archbishop Iakovos marching with Dr King even made it into the movie Selma.

[shenmue]

2. Exactly

I love the picture of them standing together.

I'm on an Orthodox discussion board, and though most people are good, we do have a few crackpots, who like to complain about Abp. Iakovos.

But I know what side I'm on.

[potone]

3. May I ask what discussion board it it?

I am Orthodox too.

[shenmue]

4. Orthodoxchristianity.net

They cut off my access to the Politics area of that site, so I don't run into the worst of super-weirdos anymore, but it can be a trial sometimes.

[potone]

5. Thank you.

I will check it out.

[CBHagman]

7. I was very moved to see him and the other faith leaders there.

I'd missed this message and so hadn't been expecting to see him.

For anyone who hasn't viewed the service, I believe the following link from C-SPAN is still usable:

[url]http://www.c-span.org/video/?326769-1/funeral-service-sc-state-senator-clementa-pinckney&live[/url]

[boatsnhose]

8. Reminds me

of the LIFE magazine cover showing Archbishop Iakovos standing next to Dr. King in Selma.

[shenmue]

9. Yes