"Do we want priests to work miracles?" says the priest with the half-naked photos

"Just because I love gymnastics and my body does not mean I do not love God"

iereas 5 Greece, IEREA, SERRES

He responds to his critics the 42-year-old priest who was found in the crosshairs because he published half-naked photos on social media. In his profile priest on Instagram there are dozens of photos of him posing half-naked, while there do not seem to be any pictures of him wearing a robe. At the same time, those who know him speak of a model man but also a very good priest.

"Do we want priests to work miracles, or to see what they are like as humans and to show us the true picture of themselves?" said the priest, speaking to Alpha Tlive after the Sunday service at the church of Agios Dimitrios Kalochori Serres.

The priest, according to the report of the show, enjoys the appreciation of all the people where he lives, is the father of three children and has studied theology and computer technician, has been training for many years and has helped other children to do gymnastics.

"People who know me have no problem"

"Just because I love gymnastics, that I have taken photos and I love my body, does not mean that I do not love God, that I do not love the spiritual life, that I do not love the soul. The people who know me here know it and have absolutely no problem. Man is us. If they know us, they know what heart we have, what problem there is. Which uproar? Did you see any uproar here in Serres? " reports to TLive.

The faithful in Serres, who support his choice, speak of a kind and very good priest and a model man.

He points out that "Everyone has the right to a private life, he is free, and to share his own things with their friends. " As for the critics, he said that "if they were scandalized, I want to say an apology".

via: Newsbeast