Patriarch Joakim III of Constantinople issued a document disapproving the rendering. The controversy took on political dimensions, and it was used in a devious way by warring political camps.
१९०१ साली नोव्हेंबर ५ ते ८ दरम्यान ग्रीक ऑर्थोडॉक्स चर्चच्या पुराणमतवादी गटांनी चेतवल्यामुळे विद्यार्थ्यांनी अथेन्समध्ये दंगली केल्या.