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Archbishop of Cyprus - Church should Condemn Homosexuality
I used google translate and he is a damn mess. 
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In need of calling the Holy Synod of the Orthodox , as soon as possible , stated the Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II ", at the address of the Synaxis of the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches at the Phanar , which began its work today .
He said that postponement of the Meeting will mean weakness and urged the Primates of the Churches put overshadow national origin , putting Orthodoxy in the first place ,
According to a statement of the Church of Cyprus , Archbishop Chrysostomos reported to survival problems facing Christians in various parts of the globe , and said it was in favor of expanding the agenda of the Holy Synod.
He further said that the Church should take a firm position on gay marriage and " to condemn homosexuality. Thanked the Patriarch for the invitation, the Cyprus Chrysostom spoke of "unprecedented crisis" plaguing the world today , and decline of spiritual values over material ."
He said so in times of economic prosperity , and crisis " by far God's faltering man , not struggling to overcome flabby lifestyle , but aims to recover those lost materialistic pleasures ."
He referred to the problems of survival faced by Christians in "spaces always Christian ," adding that Christianity is threatened with extinction from the ancient homeland in the Middle East and Egypt , while terrorist attacks happening in Europe , Russia and African countries .
He added that should the intervention of the Church for the " unacceptable situation , ongoing neighbor ."
Referring to the problems between Orthodox , expressed his agreement with the Ecumenical Patriarch and those who support the need for a meeting of the Great Council of the Orthodox as soon as possible.
He said that years elapsed without vision have occurred, but deferring the Synod means weakness, both for non- Christians, and Orthodox .
" We are witnesses of our inability to overcome nationalism , our ethnofyletismo us ," he said , adding that " we feel captives of our ethnic origin , posing a backseat to Orthodoxy ."
Suggested the convening of the Great Council , each church represented by the Primate , which fit around 12 bishops .
Moreover he said it welcomes the suggestion to deal with the Great Synod of contemporary issues loyal as bioethics - assisted reproductive technologies , tissue and organ transplants , euthanasia - the unmarried teknogonia , genetically modified foods, but also to place the Church in 'matters laxity of morals . "
As he said, the Church should clearly take a stand and " condemn homosexuality " when adopted by Governments not only individual persons but heterosexual cohabitation and " gay marriage ."
Still , he said he would have to deal with the issue of women in the Church and to study the restoration of the institution of deaconesses .
Regarding the issue of the presidency of the Great Synod , the Archbishop wondered if any body can meet without President and added that " one should be responsible for convening a meeting , presentation of issues of supply and removal of speech delegates , enforcement of the order . "
He continued , saying that " First we have. In imposing the life of the Orthodox Church during the past century . " Referring to some objections to the difficult conditions in which he lives today , the Ecumenical Patriarchate , said that" power does not come from the environment or from the outside "but" comes from of God. "
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Source : http://www.sigmalive.com/news/local/106902
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