Creator
In Omnia Paratus
Rights Holder
https://inomniaparatus.espivblogs.net/category/entypo-yliko-2/
Title
I have the medicine for Corona
Coverage
Athens
Temporal Coverage
Greece
Date
2020-05-01
Format
stickers
Extent
8
Subject
Church; Greek Orthodox Church; Humor
Contributor
Julia Tulke
Description
A sticker created by the political group In Omnia Paratus shows the image of a Greek Orthodox Priest spraying a liquid onto his face. A speech bubble above his head reads "I have the medicine for coronavirus: spray yourself with holy water in the name of Christ and corona will disappear." The red banners on the bottom of the image read "Trust the church and you will meet Holy Petros an hour earlier." The sticker speaks to persistent criticism of the Greek Orthodox Church, which has been actively refusing social distancing measures, maintaining that rituals like the communion and items like holy water cannot transmit COVID-19 because they are holy. The piece also gestures to broader issues with the Greek Orthodox Church: three buttons displayed on the priest's lapel gesture to the connections with fascism (swastika), patriarchy (male sign), and capitalism (Euro sign).
Relation
HS
Publisher
Dr. Heather Shirey
Rights
Image courtesy of Julia Tulke
Type
Still Image
Identifier
UAM-C19_0287