Georgian cleric says EU asked the Church to promote same-sex marriage

July 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Georgian cleric says EU asked the Church to promote same-sex marriage Спілка православних журналістів

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What kind of nonsense is it that the church was asked by the European Union to preach gay marriages? Aren't our priests employees of Brussels? Let's pray in the old way and not sell our faith to anyone.

Stephen King

That's a strange claim. Our priests aren't EU staff, and the Church has always taught the same thing about marriage no matter what Brussels wants. Better to keep praying the old way like Irakli says and not sell out the faith for any political club.

Sarah Campbell

Yeah, that claim sounds pretty off. The Church has taught the same thing about marriage for centuries, and no EU official is going to change that. Like the lads said, just keep praying the old way and hold onto the faith.

Helen Anderson

I get what you're saying, Stephen, but the cleric wasn't claiming the EU is bossing priests around like employees. He said they floated the idea during meetings and got turned down flat, which matches what I've heard from folks who've dealt with those grants firsthand. Praying the old way is the only real option, sure, but it helps to know exactly where the pressure's coming from.

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