The influential leader of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Christodoulos, has recently been diagnosed with cancer of the large intestine and liver, and is in hospital in Athens receiving treatment. The cancers in his body do not appear to be related, meaning that one has not spread to the other.In a country where 97% of the population follows the Greek Orthodox religion, this has come as a major blow, and an outpouring of sympathy has occurred, both from followers and opponents. Christodoulos has been the leader of the Greek Orthodox Church since 1998.
