Greek govt, Orthodox Church announce 'historic decision' on estate, clergy's salary, constitutional revision

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the head of the influential Autocephalous Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos, on Tuesday announced a more-or-less unexpected agreement, which both men called "historic", to revise church-state relations in the country, where the Eastern Orthodox Church is the dominant faith and intricately woven into society and national heritage.