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Greece Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage: Church Faces Backlash

The first marriage was registered in Greece the first same-sex couple in compliance with the new law. Reactions against his acceptance by the church continue.

The first gay couple married official marriage in Athens, after the parliament adopted the new law on gay couples, transmits BNR. The two men, who have been living together for years and have adopted three children, are now an official family, not “cohabitants”.

Prime Minister Mitsotakis phoned the new family and congratulated them on their marriage, the government said.

The law was adopted with the support of some opposition MPs. The people’s representatives voted for the law, they were not well received in the church. There are cases of some of them being expelled from the liturgy, as the Metropolitan of Corinth reacted.

Greece legalized same-sex marriage

From the monasteries in Sveta Gora also stated that MPs who voted for the law are not welcome to worship there. When a deputy appears at the liturgy, the worshipers in the churches also react, and the clergy stop the liturgy until the deputies leave.

Socialist support for the law led to a decline in confidence in the party, recent public opinion polls show. Support for parties that voted against same-sex marriage is growing.

2024-03-04 09:44:00
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