The Jerusalem Post reports the following:
No, this is not referring to some bizarre Greek Orthodox ritual, but rather a rift between the leadership of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Holy Land, and their Patriach Irineos.
The reason for the rift? Irineos has done the unthinkable and – wait for it – allegedly leased Church property to Jews.
For his part, Irineos responded diplomatically:
At a rare news conference last month, Irineos told reporters he was unaware of the alleged transactions, and said he was not involved in any sale. He described his opponents in the patriarchate as “worms and trash,” adding: “Let them cut off my hands if I have stolen anything. The mud they have slung as me is still fresh, but it will dry and fall off.”
I think he is mixing up his religions.
In any event, I think the Church is being unfair to him. It is not like he hasn’t done his best to help Israel’s enemies.
