Those who confuse religion with medical science are wrong, The Archbishop of Cyprus said today, Chrysostom II, who again called on all citizens to be vaccinated.
Archbishop Chrysostomos II received the third dose of the coronavirus vaccine at the State Fair in Nicosia, in the presence of the Minister of Health of Cyprus, Michalis Hatzipantela. In his statements after vaccination, The Archbishop stressed that he accepted to be vaccinated 'respecting himself, But the rest of the world », which he encouraged to do the same.
The Archbishop invoked the Apostle Paul's minds, you preach that we all need to watch out and care for our body:
"The body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and he who lets the body wear out will be worn out by God, will punish him", emphasized the Archbishop, pointing out: "This is what the Apostle Paul said. These are the church teaches and exactly each one must respect the body, himself, But he must also respect his fellow humans. ".
Then, he added that anyone who does not try to avoid the disease will catch it, will pass it on to others, therefore all the people are required, young and old, to make the vaccine, so that "as soon as this illness is gone from the place and the people to reintegrate into their daily lives".
For those who think and entangle religion with the science of medicine, The Archbishop argued that 'make an error', adding that what he says is written and are in the New Testament and are not words of his own.
'What others say, saying that they were told by holy people, they didn't say that. They are their words and they should not make fun of the world", emphasized the Archbishop .
From his side, the Cypriot Minister of Health, Michalis Hatzipandelas, He said that the Archbishop of Cyprus "once again gave the message that the only way to overcome this virus is vaccination". "The message given by the Archbishop to the world is clear", underlined K. Hajipantelas.