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Seraphim (Mentzelopoulos) of Piraeus

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In 2010 he asked Queen Elizabeth II to divest pop singer Sir Elton John of his knighthood for uttering blasphemy. The metropolitan sent a letter to Queen Elizabeth II and the British Ambassador to Greece after Elton John said that [[Christ]] was a homosexual.<ref group="note">The letter states, “[Elton John] dared to insult the Incarnate Divine-Human (theandric) Person, the crucified and risen Son of God, attributing to him his personal psychopathological deviation. The Christian community around the world expects that your Majesty will express your judgement on this [utterance] and divest [Elton John] of his honorary title because he has undeservedly insulted the highest figure for Christians throughout the world”. (''[http://02varvara.wordpress.com/2010/03/06/metropolitan-seraphim-of-piraeus-asked-queen-elizabeth-to-deprive-sir-elton-john-of-his-knighthood-because-he-uttered-blasphemy/ Voices from Russia]''. Saturday, 6 March, 2010)</ref>
 
In December 2010 he made grossly anti-Semitic remarks in a televised interview. Among the antagonistic opinions he expressed, he stated, "Adolf Hitler was an instrument of world Zionism and was financed from the renowned Rothschild family with the sole purpose of convincing the Jews to leave the shores of Europe and go to Israel to establish the new Empire." He also expressed the belief that Jewish bankers like "Rockefeller, Rothschild and Soros control the international banking system that controls globalization."<ref group="note">"[http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/a-greek-bishops-anti-semitic-tirade/ A Greek Bishop's Anti-Semitic Tirade]," The Lede, a New York Times blog, December 22, 2010.</ref>
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