Holy Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist — Attraction in Municipality of Thira

Beautiful church, but terrible liturgical abuse by the priest. Mass felt like a Protestant service. The worst part of it was when they played pop music from a stereo accompanied with a violin player after mass as..a Recessional hymn I guess? People had little reverence for our Lord in the Eucharist, and we can thank our priests for that. They must lead their flock! The priest was late for mass like it was a 9-5 office job. BUT he was kind enough to hear my confession after mass. Our Lord Jesus deserves a better Liturgy. He is TRULY present in Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity in the mass. We need to STOP making the mass about OURSELVES. We will face judgement one day, MOST especially the priests, for making mass entertainment rather than correct worship. Let's always pray for our priests and their conversion so that they may offer the mass worthily and may God of course have mercy on our...

The beauty of this place is completely ruined by the random use of AI generated images for warning signs, posters and slogans that make it feel like a kitschy bar spot. Not sure who is making these decisions, but I would recommend to maybe stop? And ask someone with at least some sense for aesthetics and appropriate design. Even as someone non-religious, the “shhhh” sign in the church and all the...

Such paradise amongst the Madding crowds of cruise ship clients So peaceful and strangely uplifting even if you're not Catholic. Surprisingly fee free entramce though it needs donations for the upkeep which you can do via the lighting of candles, which entices you to offer a prayer or two. Respect needs to be given as it is holy a.d you're obliged to remove head gear and be quiet,...