An Unholy Relic in the Greek Constitution? On the Peculiar Obsolescence of Article 3 para. 3 Mitralexis, Sotiris Author aut Text xx# 2023 Verfassungsblog 2023-11-23 eng
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 On a constant basis, church-state relations are a prominent topic in the Greek news. Currently, the new leader of the main opposition party repeatedly emphasizes that he strives to advance “church-state separation.” As far as the desiderata for constitutional reform are concerned, relevant discussions usually centre on Article 3 para. 1 of the Greek Constitution (cited as “Article 3,” but usually referring particularly to Article 3 para. 1), which defines the Orthodox Church as “the prevailing religion in Greece”. Often, yet to a lesser extent, debates focus on Article 16 para. 2, which lists “the development of [...] religious consciousness” as one of the goals of school education. Still rarer, the debates cite Article 105 dealing with the monastic communities of Mount Athos. Surprisingly, Article 3 para. 3 of the Greek Constitution is barely ever brought up in the debates. Yet, precisely this paragraph could – rather uncontroversially – be labelled as utterly peculiar and, above that, obsolete. CC BY-SA 4.0 Mitralexis, Sotiris Church-State Relations Greek Constitution 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/an-unholy-relic-in-the-greek-constitution-on-the-peculiar-obsolescence-of-article-3-para-3/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/d50f766f986bb5bb 231123 10.59704/d50f766f986bb5bb Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)