Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos strongly condemned the recent court decision in Egypt concerning the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai, describing it as a "dissolution of any concept of law" and a case of outright confiscation of the Monastery’s property.

“ Following yesterday’s scandalous decision-an act of violent violation of human and especially religious freedoms-issued by Egypt’s judicial authorities, the oldest Orthodox Christian monument in the world, the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine, is now entering a grave trial reminiscent of darker times,” Archbishop Ieronymos said and stressed that: “ Essentially, the Egyptian government itself has chosen-despite recent commitments to the contrary made by the Egyptian President to the Greek Prime Minister-to abolish any sense of justice and effectively attempt to erase the very existence of the Monastery, undermining its entire operation, its devotional and spiritual mission, and its cultural contribution.”