In a move that has left many saddened and disgusted, Greek parliament voted yesterday to adopt the bill "On the Legal Recognition of Gender Identity” which allows anyone 15 years and older to legally change his gender, even without any medical examinations, simply by sending a letter to the relevant authorities, reports AgionOros.
The bill evoked a storm of protest in Greek society and in the Church after it was earlier accepted at first reading.
The decision to fully adopt the bill was reportedly taken under pressure from European creditors. Before this latest move, Greek legislation was not in accordance with the so-called "European standard.”
Of course, the Greek Synod as a whole, as well as a number of individual hierarchs have spoken out against the blasphemous law. The Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church has urged all deputies of Greek Parliament to reject the transgender bill, emphasizing that the law "is directed against the institution of the family and destroys the identity of the human person.”
Sharply criticizing the new law, Metropolitan Jeremiah of Gortyn asks, "Why have the authorities foisted this dirty bill upon us, when the nation has rejected it? Isn’t that a dictatorship?” According to Greek law, the metropolitan went on to say, a referendum should have been held.
"But evil has been committed, the law adopted. Adopting such laws, the Greek state is walking the path of decay of other peoples. Sin has ascended the throne and rules. We are on the eve of the reign of Antichrist,” he warned.
But preaching the Gospel of Christ, he continued, "But fear not, the victor in the end will be our Lord Jesus Christ.”
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