"Youth are the true victims of this situation; responsibility for what is happening is to be pinned on something deeper and maybe on something higher up. Youth are the victims of this society without values". This is how the president of the Greek Bishops Conference, mgr. Franghiskos Papamanolis, comments with SIR the street riots that broke out between young people, many of whom are members of anarchist groups, and the police in the many cities of the country after the police’s killing of young Alexis Grigoropuolos. "I certainly do not want to excuse the riots and the violence of the last few days", warns however the bishop, who hopes "calm will prevail". (continued)
