RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – Greek Orthodox authorities in Corfu have imposed a communion ban on two local politicians who backed a new law allowing same-sex civil marriage.
AP reported they said the men had made “the deepest spiritual and moral error” in voting for the law, which was approved with cross-party support on 15 February.
Greece was the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex marriage.
A church statement said: “For us, these two (local) lawmakers cannot consider themselves active members of the Church,” adding that they should be excluded from communion, abstain from any church events and not be accorded formal honours by church functionaries at official events or parish gatherings.