Corpus Christi: Jesus Christ

Golden Dawn Movement Dept: The production of Corpus Christi , a 1997 play by U.S. playwright Terrence McNally, was greeted with protests by priests and the right-wing Golden Dawn movement during its run in Athens in October. The Greek-language staging was eventually cancelled earlier this month, according to CBC. As is permitted under Greek law, charges were laid without specifying who would be charged. Police were told Friday to identify who involved in the play could be summoned to stand trial. No trial date has been set and the actors and creative team behind a play that depicts Jesus Christ and his apostles as gay face charges of blasphemy in Greece, according to court officials. Greek Orthodox Bishop Seraphim of Piraeus launched a lawsuit against the production and called for charges of "insulting religion" and "malicious blasphemy." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.