Orthodox priest shouts 'Pope, you are a heretic' at Francis in Athens

Pope Francis arrives at the Orthodox Archbishopric of Greece for a meeting with Greek Orthodox church Archbishop Ieronimos in Athens, Greece, December 4, 2021. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

ATHENS (Reuters) -An elderly Greek Orthodox priest shouted "Pope, you are a heretic" as Pope Francis was entering the Orthodox Archbishopric in Athens on Saturday and was taken away by police, a reminder of the lingering distrust between the two divided churches.

Video showed the man, who was dressed in black robes and black hat and had a long white beard, shouting the words in Greek outside the building before police bundled him away.