Kotimaiset vassariateistit ovat kovin ahdasmielisiä ja impivaaralaisia. Ainakin verrattuna suvaitseviin ja kansainvälisiin kreikkalaisiin aatetovereihinsa:
"Tsipras, the leader of the Syriza political party, said that the unlikely alliance between the left and the Catholic Church can endure, because even though "we come from different ideological starting points but we believe that we intersect on common values such as solidarity, love for one's fellow human beings, social justice and our anxiousness for world peace."
After the meeting at the Vatican, Tsipras called Francis the "pontiff of the poor".
The two leaders met to speak about many of the issues that Europe faces today; including the current economic crisis, the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East that threaten to drag in the rest of Europe, and the massive influx of immigrants that can further destabilize already hard hit nations.
"It was a meeting of the like-minded," said Panos Skourletis, Syriza's spokesman."
"Well known as an atheist and anti-religious, Tsipras did not think his talks with the pope should seem odd, saying that the opening talks with Francis were part of strengthening the left to fight against inequalities in Europe.
"We agreed on the need to continue the dialogue between the European left and the Christian church," he said. "There is a need to create an ecumenical alliance against poverty, inequalities, against the logic that markets and profits are above people."
Pope hailed as 'pontiff of the poor' by noted Greek atheist and leftist leader (http://www.catholic.org)