Church art thefts - Stealing our heritage

Even at this time of great difficulty most Greeks will, rightly, react with vehemence when the Parthenon Marbles are mentioned.

More commonly known as the Elgin Marbles after Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin who removed the pieces while ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.

Most Greeks still regard this as, at best, looting or more usually, as theft.