tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35183976.post614942854454178144..comments2023-10-26T06:35:55.278-05:00Comments on Illicit Cultural Property: Greek Archbishop asks Pope Benedict for a piece of the AcropolisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00815004368881797395noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35183976.post-79724767379204640942006-12-19T07:01:00.000-06:002006-12-19T07:01:00.000-06:00I find it highly amusing that the Archbishop of At...I find it highly amusing that the Archbishop of Athens would now petition his Roman counterpart on this matter, when in fact it was almost certainly one of his predecessors who was responsible for the wanton destruction of many of the Parthenon sculptures, in the 5th or 6th c. AD.<br />As for the new Greek strategy, it is rather methodical than "slow", and it does not preclude a continuous and even an increased direct pressure on the British Museum.Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100846749009453647noreply@blogger.com