Greek Bishop Slams Thessaloniki Gay Pride Parade Calls It A Disgrace

When asked to comment on this weekend's Thessaloniki Gay Pride event, Thessaloniki's Bishop Anthimos was quoted by Eleftherotypia as saying: "Do not give dogs what is holy" (a line from the gospel of Matthew). He said that homosexuality is a "perversion of the human existence" and Thessaloniki’s annual gay pride festival is a “disgrace and a challenge”.

     "Show respect that my position and life is wholly dedicated to the church and the people and respect the fact that I’m well behaved, so don't associate me with this disgrace. Enough. This is a perversion of the human existence."

He said that he may attend a vigil by Christian organisations on Friday evening at the city’s cathedral against the Pride event, the third to be held.

During Thessaloniki's first pride festival, which occurred in 2012, there were quite a few residents from the city that even threw eggs and plastic bottles of water at the 400 people participating in the parade.  Anthimos had strongly condemned the event then as well.

Anthimos is but a mere voice, it should be reminded that in November 2013, Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus, said homosexuality was the "most disgusting and unclean sin" and "a unnatural aberration not even observed in animals".

Source - Eleytherotypia