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Pope Francis: Blessing homosexual partnerships is not the same as recognition

26/01/2024 - 19:58

Pope Francis today defended his approval for same-sex partnerships to be blessed, but made it clear that the move does not mean recognizing same-sex marriage. His decision caused a heated debate in the Catholic Church, with many traditionalists seeing homosexuality as a sin, DPA recalls. "When a couple comes spontaneously to ask for a blessing, they don't...

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The head of the Greek Orthodox Church is reticent on the issue of gay marriage

13/01/2024 - 23:52

Regarding the draft law on same-sex marriages in Greece, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Jeronimos, says that he first needs to see the content of the law, and then come up with a position, the MIA correspondent from Athens reported. Archbishop Jeronimos met with the leader of SYRIZA Stefanos Kaselakis this morning, which was also their first meeting, ...

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Austria to compensate homosexuals convicted under old discriminatory laws

27/10/2023 - 09:36

The Austrian government has to pay tens of millions of euros in compensation to homosexuals who were persecuted or convicted of consensual homosexual acts, reports Euronews. The new legislation will apply to anyone convicted under certain sections of Austria's legal code that were introduced after homosexuality was decriminalized in 1971. These particular paragraphs condemned homosexuals for acts...

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Greek Orthodox priest accused of using gay dating app

14/06/2023 - 22:57

A Greek Orthodox priest in Melbourne has been temporarily suspended after allegations he used gay dating app Grindr to meet and hook up with men. Archimandrite John Christodoulos of the Australian Archdiocese, also known as Father John Vassilaris, was accused of receiving "hundreds of thousands of dollars" in donations using the...

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UN urges Ugandan president not to sign draconian anti-LGBT law, which includes death penalty

22/03/2023 - 19:15

The High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations, Volker Turk, today called on the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, not to sign the law against members of the LGBT community in that country, which provides for extremely strict punishments for some homosexual offenses, including death and life imprisonment. "The passing of this discriminatory law – probably the worst of the…

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Pope Francis: Blessing homosexual partnerships is not the same as recognition

The head of the Greek Orthodox Church is reticent on the issue of gay marriage

Austria to compensate homosexuals convicted under old discriminatory laws

Greek Orthodox priest accused of using gay dating app

UN urges Ugandan president not to sign draconian anti-LGBT law, which includes death penalty

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Pope Francis: Blessing homosexual partnerships is not the same as recognition

The head of the Greek Orthodox Church is reticent on the issue of gay marriage

Austria to compensate homosexuals convicted under old discriminatory laws

Greek Orthodox priest accused of using gay dating app

UN urges Ugandan president not to sign draconian anti-LGBT law, which includes death penalty

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