“First Openly Gay Baptism the Greek Orthodox Church” - Anglin Mastream

Contents:

• 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

(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. 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.

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”.

GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PROTTS BAPTISM OF CELEBRY GAY COUPLE’S CHILDREN

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.

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.

METROPOLAN OF GLYFADA CLAIMS HE WAS UNAWARE OF GAY BAPTISM

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. ” 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?

“FIRST OPENLY GAY BAPTISM THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH”

Qutn: I am powerfully drawn to the Orthodox Church, but I’m gay.

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.

BIG STORY? AMERIN (AT THIS POT) ARCHBISHOP BAPTIS FAMO GAY UPLE'S CHILDREN GREECE

A repentant, stgglg homosexual who reas om homosexual acts n be received to the church after the ual urse of stctn, but he or she would do bt to keep this matter the nfsnal, jt as is mon wh every other s.

It’s not jt homosexualy; the Orthodox Church oppos today’s cultural permissivens the area of sexualy generally, pecially wh regard to habatn, promiscuy, and var forms of eroticism. Homosexualy is regard as ntrary to God’s revealed purpose his creatn of genr and marriage (Genis 1-2), a posn clearly affirmed by Christ (Mark 10:6-9).

CHURCH OF GREECE PROTTS BAPTISM OF CHILDREN OF GAY COUPLE

Neverthels, homosexualy is not to be isolated as the only s. ” See: that md, let’s look at the story that ran wh this headle: “First Greek Orthodox Baptism for Child of Gay Couple Greece. ” Here is the whole story om Greece:Evanggelos Bois and Peter Dundas, both of Greek scent, beme the first gay uple to hold a Greek Orthodox Baptism for their children Greece.

Here is a large chunk of a plited Nick Stamatakis post at Hellenispe entled “Has AB Elpidophoros Jt Legimized Gay Marriage Through Baptism? Neher the Catholic nor the Orthodox Church regniz gay marriage — and there are statements by the Pope and by the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops Ameri.

And so our photos, you will notice that next to the gay uple, the kids, Elpidophoros, the godparents the surrogate mother was there Athens.