自杀无葬礼

No Funerals for Suicide Victims

The Greek Orthodox Church in Cyprus said it would not bury people taking their own lives, declaring suicides "the greatest sin." "The church condemns suicide and has banned church burials for those who take their lives," said a spokesman for the Holy Synod, the church ruling body. "It is the ultimate sin which shows disrespect to the will of God." Previously the church,a powerful institution with business interests ranging from real estate to industry and banking, had frowned on suicides but there was not an outright ban. The church said it would only make allowances for people who were mentally disturbed with a medical certificate to prove it. Most parish priests now turn a blind eye to the circumstances of a death to perform a funeral service. The church ruling changes that.

塞浦路斯的希腊正教会宣布自杀是“最大的罪过”，并说它将不为自寻了断的人举行葬礼。“教会谴责自杀行为，并禁止为自杀者举行宗教葬礼，”教会权力机构神圣宗教会议的一位发言人说。“这种行为违背神的意愿，是最极端的罪恶。”希腊正教会涉足从房地产、工业到银行业的多种行业，是一个颇有权势的机构。此前它就不赞成自杀行为，但并未公开宣布禁止。教会说只有那些精神不正常并有医学证明的自杀者才能得到它的宽恕。目前，大部分教区牧师在提供葬礼服务时都对死者的死因不闻不问，教会的决定改变了这种状况。

Remarks：这吓不倒一心寻死的人，因为他们连进不进天堂都不在乎（按教义自杀者不能升入天堂）。还是想法子让人间变得美好些吧。