Forgiveness

On the final day of his three-day official visit, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has asked for forgiveness for the crimes committed by occupying German forces in Greece during World War II.

Infidelity is one of the most common reasons for breaking up for heterosexual couples, with researchers who studied 160 different cultures around the world finding that this theory holds true across the globe.

However, men and women view each type of infidelity differently.

The postponement and even forgiveness of fines and other penalties for illegal constructions on the country's coasts sends the wrong message - again. 

The Greek-Canadian financier who was the victim of a violent beating is due to be discharged from hospital any minute now. However, he will have to visit the hospital daily because of the tracheostomy he had, and doctors estimate that his eye will take at least a year or more to fully recover.

"I don't think this wound ever heals. Some people came to me and said, 'you will forgive' and I replied, 'The priests forgive, God forgives, I don't'."

Bulgarian writer Georgi Bardarov's novel Absolvo Te, which means "forgiveness of all sins", is among the winners of the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL). The novel was published in 2020. It intertwines the threads of several conflicts that still smoulder today.

On March 14, 2021, Bulgarians mark Sirzi Zagovezni - the day of forgiveness. The date is different every year. The feast always falls on Sundays, seven weeks before Easter.

People in Bulgaria keep the tradition to ask forgiveness to the older family members. The words that are used are "Forgive me" and the answer is "You are forgiven".

Along with Easter, Christmas is one of the two greatest Christian holidays.
It is the day when the Christian world celebrates the birth of Christ and when, according to the belief, the spirit of Jesus is omnipresent among people, bringing them peace and forgiveness.

"His God was the God of reason, the one who forgives, understands and loves. God of all of us, the one who does not divide, but unites. Love was the basis of his faith because he knew that faith and hope are impossible without love. His Serbia was the one he was creating. A Serbia of peace, which understands and gathers, which wins through work and wisdom," Vucic said.

A day after his resignation, the ultra-conservative Bishop Amvrosios of Kalavryta, who often spoken disparagaingly of gays and gained notoriety for his support of the extreme-right Golden Dawn party, declared on Monday that he has no regrets.  

During the Sunday Mass in which he announced his resignation, he had apologized for causing any upset with his statements.