Greek Supreme Court Rejects Metropolitan’s Appeal of Hate Speech-Homophobia Conviction

Pravoslavie ^ | 6/30/20

[marshmallow]

The Supreme Court of Greece has rejected the appeal of retired Metropolitan Ambrose of Kalavryta regarding his conviction for “hate speech and incitement to violence” against homosexuals.

“This is an historic decision for Greece, as it is the first time that the Supreme Court has set a limit to the inflammatory, racist discourse that incites hatred and violence,” commented Kleio Papapantoleon, a lawyer in the civil lawsuit, reports Romfea.

His Eminence was initially acquitted in March 2018, with the Greek court declaring that it did not find any incitements to violence in a controversial 2015 blog post in which the bishop wrote about the sin of homosexuality.

In his defense, the Prosecutor stated that Met. Ambrose should be acquitted, as his post did not cause any harm and did not violate any laws.

In his own defense, Met. Ambrose stated that he struggles against those who are against God. “God created man and woman, not an anomaly. I wrestle with those who are against God. Homosexuals are our brothers and sisters, but not children of God,” the prelate said, explaining that, in their fallen state, living against nature, they are not “creations of the Lord. God turns away from all of them.”

[Steve_Seattle]

“This is an historic decision for Greece, as it is the first time that the Supreme Court has set a limit to the inflammatory, racist discourse that incites hatred and violence"

What does condemning homosexuality have to do with racism?

[kaehurowing]

Have never understood how homosexuals became a race.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Have never understood how homosexuals became a race.

The same way that illegal aliens became a race. The left "deemed" it so.

And that was sufficient because our side had not the moral fiber (colloquially referred to as balls) to challenge either.

[ebb tide]

Shameful

[fieldmarshaldj]

Greece has gone full Sodomite Stalinazi.

[Impy]

Didn’t they invent sodomy?

[fieldmarshaldj]

Satan did. Only he could make something as unappealing and unhygienic as buggering the fecal shoot for disordered males to lust after.

Methinks had some Mohammadan imam had made the same statement as this Christian did, this court wouldn’t touch him with a 10-foot pole. Open season on Christians again.