Tsipras to pursue plans for Church-state separation

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is planning to pursue the separation of the Greek state from the Church ahead of an upcoming a review of the Constitution and as part of a broader bid to push opposition New Democracy further right on the political spectrum and gain some of the middle ground, Kathimerini understands. 

According to sources, Tsipras will start setting out his plan for constitutional revision - including the Church-state intervention - over the next month, ahead of the anticipated submission to Parliament of leftist SYRIZA's proposal for the review in October. 

The same sources indicate that Tsipras and his advisers are aware that the initiative will likely prompt vehement reactions from the Church of Greece. However, there is a general sense that these reactions will be manageable, as was the case with the Church's reservations ahead of the Macedonia name...