Greek Orthodox Church Calls For Ex-communication of MPs After Same-sex Marriage Vote

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The Greek Orthodox Church has expressed outrage over the government’s decision to decriminalize same-sex marriage. Labelling it as a “demonic” move the clergy members have demanded punitive actions against those who supported the landmark legislation.

Deeming the move an “immoral” decision authorities in Corfu banned two local MPs from taking part in any religious rites, clerics urged the ostracism of MPs who are in support of the law from the church. The island’s bishopric called on them to repent further warning them that failure to do so will cause an exclusion from church events and also communion.

Bishop Ambrosios’s open later called for the excommunication of  Mitsotakis and MPs who backed the law, saying: “Our Orthodox church is under siege … A revolution should be called against all those diluting the law of God. The protagonist of this moral crime, the prime minister of Greece and the 175 deputies in the Greek parliament, should be excommunicated.”

Greece Becomes First Christian Orthodox Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Greece became the world’s first Orthodox Christian nation to legalise same-sex marriage after the Athens parliament passed the reform amid celebration and agitation in the nation. Within a short time of the vote’s passage, the Greek leader posted on X: “The vote has passed: as of tonight Greece is proud to become the 16th EU country to legislate marriage equality. This is a milestone for human rights, reflecting today’s Greece – a progressive and democratic country, passionately committed to European values.”

 Kyriakos Mitsotakis the Democracy party Prime Minister said that the law would confer full parental rights to same-sex couples. He said,
“The reform that we are legislating today … will make the life of some of our fellow citizens that much better without – and I emphasise this – taking away anything from the lives of the many.
“We are covering a gap by allowing everyone, if they wish, to institutionally seal their relationship … just as heterosexual couples do.”
Elena Christidi a co-founder of the Orlando group that advocates for LGBTQI mental health services said, “The legislation itself is so problematic and the language that we have heard so offensive that rather than wanting to celebrate, a lot of people feel quite numb.”

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