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THIS IS A DISCUSSION FOR THE EASTERN ORTHODOX SUBFORUM
In response to the shenanigans of "Archbishop" Elpidophoros, all twenty monastic communities of Mt Athos have issued a joint statement regarding said shenanigans (namely the baptism of gay so-called "parents")
The big piece:
A link to the statement in full, in English: Mt. Athos issues statement on baptism of children of same-sex couples
In a similar note, Elpidophoros took up the bulk of a synodal meeting of the Ecumenical Patriarchate with nearly all the bishops expressing concerns, complaints, etc.
That one is here: Archbishop Elpidophoros scandals dominate Constantinople Synod meeting
In response to the shenanigans of "Archbishop" Elpidophoros, all twenty monastic communities of Mt Athos have issued a joint statement regarding said shenanigans (namely the baptism of gay so-called "parents")
The big piece:
It is clearly foreign to the teaching of the Gospel and the Orthodox ethos to allow the understanding that a “same-sex couple” can be considered a family with the right to adopt children, as any such form of adoption or foster care is contrary to the teaching of the Gospel, human nature, and also the ethos and traditions of our people, while at the same time it violates the elementary rights of innocent defenseless people, who don’t have the possibility to choose a normal family environment.
A link to the statement in full, in English: Mt. Athos issues statement on baptism of children of same-sex couples
In a similar note, Elpidophoros took up the bulk of a synodal meeting of the Ecumenical Patriarchate with nearly all the bishops expressing concerns, complaints, etc.
That one is here: Archbishop Elpidophoros scandals dominate Constantinople Synod meeting