Archbishop Ieronymos says young people that the addictions of our time, such as drugs, alcohol, gambling, as well as Internet addiction, etc. \u201chave a common cause, the beginning of a spiritual death.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the Archbishop of Athens today\u2019s families and societies are built without any values, love and hope, Romfea News reports.<\/p>\n
He points out to young people that relations now depend on need and personal interest, and fear and panic cannot protect us from the dangers of addiction.<\/p>\n
Inviting young people to the Church, he notes that we need to have hope and love and seek the values that faith in God gives us.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur God is not just Crucified, He is Risen; He does not know only the pain of men but, above all, He knows how to give life and surplus life.<\/p>\n
So, our Church has been living for 2000 years now within this abundance of life and Grace, and, therefore, sends a message of hope to those who want to fight, away from addictions,\u201d Archbishop of Athens says, closing his message.<\/p>\n
Photo courtesy of Romfea News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse, the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece sends a message to young people. Archbishop Ieronymos says young people that the addictions of our time, such as drugs, alcohol, gambling, as well as Internet addiction, etc. \u201chave a common cause, the beginning of a spiritual death.\u201d…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":243193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-243324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international"],"yoast_head":"\n