TIL the Nazi SS threatened to shoot the Archbishop of Greece for openly protesting againt the deportation of Jews. He reminded them that, “according to the traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church, our prelates are hung and not shot. Please respect our traditions!”

http://www.pappaspost.com/remembering-nazi-occupied-europes-only-open-protest-of-jewish-persecution-yes-from-greece/



Submitted March 27, 2015 at 06:35AM by Holeproofy http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/30fwql/til_the_nazi_ss_threatened_to_shoot_the/