“First Openly Gay Baptism in the Greek Orthodox Church”
from Global Orthodox:
Evanggelos Bousis and Peter Dundas, both of Greek descent, became the first homosexual couple to hold a Greek Orthodox Baptism for their children in Greece on Saturday.
The children, Alexios and Eleni, were baptized by his Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at the Panagia Faneromeni Church in the southern Athenian suburb of Vouliagmeni.
“Yesterday was truly a special moment not only for my family and me but for our entire Greek Orthodox Church…Thank you to our great spiritual leader, his Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, for christening the babies and not turning away any child or member of our faith,” George Bousis, brother of Evanggelos Bousis, wrote on Facebook on Sunday.
Evanggelos — whose name is Greek for “Gospel” — posted photos from the event on Instagram:
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