(RNS) — Recently, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church Ameri vised Greece and while there baptized two children brought to the world through surrogacy to be raised by a gay uple.
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- FIRST GREEK ORTHODOX BAPTISM FOR CHILD OF GAY COUPLE GREECE
- GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PROTTS BAPTISM OF CELEBRY GAY COUPLE’S CHILDREN
- METROPOLAN OF GLYFADA CLAIMS HE WAS UNAWARE OF GAY BAPTISM
- “FIRST OPENLY GAY BAPTISM THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH”
- BIG STORY? AMERIN (AT THIS POT) ARCHBISHOP BAPTIS FAMO GAY UPLE'S CHILDREN GREECE
- CHURCH OF GREECE PROTTS BAPTISM OF CHILDREN OF GAY COUPLE
FIRST GREEK ORTHODOX BAPTISM FOR CHILD OF GAY COUPLE GREECE
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(RNS) — Earlier this month, a storm — unwarranted, malevolent — brewed up after Archbishop Elpidophoros, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church of Ameri, vised Greece and while there baptized two children brought to the world through surrogacy to be raised by a gay uple.
Most proment among the is homosexualy, which aro much passnate emotn but ltle ratnal disurse.
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PROTTS BAPTISM OF CELEBRY GAY COUPLE’S CHILDREN
Evanggelos Bois and Peter Dundas beme the first gay uple to hold a Greek Orthodox Baptism for their children Greece. * orthodox church gay baptism *
Once asked whether there were any gay Orthodox, he allegedly replied that, if “sodom” exist the church, “we mt distance such sick people om others.
” How would the metropolan rpond if asked whether there are gay bishops the church? I am aware of two mastream texts that dare to nsir homosexualy a staed, rpectful and pastoral manner.
METROPOLAN OF GLYFADA CLAIMS HE WAS UNAWARE OF GAY BAPTISM
Evanggelos Bois and Peter Dundas, both of Greek scent, beme the first gay uple to hold a Greek Orthodox Baptism for their children Greece on Saturday.
Greek Orthodox Baptism of gay uple’s children signals “progrs and learship”. The Metropolan of Glyfada, Antons, claims that he was unaware of all of the tails regardg the Greek Orthodox baptism that Archbishop of Ameri Elpidophoros nducted for the children of a gay uple on Saturday.
“FIRST OPENLY GAY BAPTISM THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH”
Metropolan of Glyfada claims he did not know parents of children were gay rponse to uproar over Greek Orthodox baptism.
The Metropolan claims that Archbishop Elpidophoros did not rm him that the parents of the children were a gay uple when he requted permissn to baptize the children a msage to the Holy Synod. For example, the Greek Orthodox Archdce lists homosexualy bi fornitn, adultery, abortn and abive sexual behavr as “immoral and appropriate forms of behavr and of themselv, and also bee they attack the stutn of marriage and the fay.
BIG STORY? AMERIN (AT THIS POT) ARCHBISHOP BAPTIS FAMO GAY UPLE'S CHILDREN GREECE
” It adds that, “the Orthodox Church believ that homosexual behavr is a s. ” Siarly, the Assembly of Canonil Orthodox Bishops of the Uned Stat, clar, “Like adultery and fornitn, homosexual acts are nmned by Scripture.
Whereas marriage between a man and a woman is a sacred stutn ordaed by God, homosexual unn is not. Orthodox and Gay, a webse and onle platform for LGBTQ Orthodox Christians seekg support and refuge. Can a Homosexual bee an Orthodox Christian?
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CHURCH OF GREECE PROTTS BAPTISM OF CHILDREN OF GAY COUPLE
You mentn that you are gay, suggtg that you wonr if beg gay may bar you om membership. Perhaps you know that, acrdg to tradnal Orthodox teachg, homosexual activy is a s like adultery, fornitn, and other acts of sexual impury. Confsn and fivens is available to those who stggle to rist s, but the tentn to ntue the practice of homosexualy would ed impe membership the Orthodox Church.
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