Archbishop of Australia is Opposed to Gay Marriage
By Marianna Tsatsou
14/6/2012
Archibishop of Australia Stylianos announced his view on same-sex marriages. More specifically, he stated that he is opposed to the act, in contrast to the chain of archbishops across the world who have approved gay marriage, such as that of the Archdiocese of Thiateira and Great Britain.
This announcement came as a result of the decision of members of the Australian federal parliament to collect signs in order to recognize the same-sex marriages.
The Australian archdiocese reacted immediately to the issue by developing a special website devoted to the issue so that visitors and the media can understand the Church’s stance and so that that “the voice of church be heard.”
“We are not hostile to our fellow citizens who believe they are different,” stresses Archbishop of Australia and adds, “But if we change the traditional form of marriage between men and women, this is opposed to the holiness of the marriage and family, as we are taught by our Christian faith and our Greek Orthodox tradition.”
He also argued that the proposed legalization of homosexual marriage threatens the the institutions of marriage and family but also the base of our society.
“In the face of such a possibility the Orthodox Church could not avoid expressing its opinion on the issue,” said Archbishop Stylianos.
It is NOT correct, that the Archdiocese of Thyteira and Great Britain have approved gay ‘marriage’. On the contrary. Seek out their statement on the issue, which is available on their webpage, and you will see.
It would be very bizarre for an orthodox bishop to support this kind of union. One thing is protection of each individual by cicil law – as far as that is possible. A whole other thing is laws that go against basic teachings of our Church.
This, coming from a man whose U.S. Theological Seminary in Brookline,
Massachusetts, just dismissed a seminarian for sexually abusing a
16-year-old girl who worked for him in his home. “The National Herald”
published this story yesterday, noting that the president of Hellenic
College and the Seminary would not confirm that they bothered to call
the police. I suggest this Archbishop keep looking into his own house
for problems to fix before he begins to judge others.
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