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Church figures in South-Eastern Europe have struggled to respond to the pandemic. Earlier this week, a funeral was held in Greece for a senior cleric who insisted on maintaining communion ceremonies, claiming there was no risk of infection.

The death of Metropolitan Bishop Ioannis of Lagadas, 62, came amid a spike in infection in Northern Greece.

The head of the Greek Orthodox Church has himself been admitted to hospital with mild coronavirus symptoms. Archbishop Ieronymos, 82, has publicly supported the Greek government's lockdown measures.

However, the Church's Holy Synod has rejected criticism of communion, which involves bread soaked in wine being handed out from the same chalice.

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