Monday, June 8, 2026

The Moral Degradation of Western Christianity and Its Alignment with Modern Apostasy

 Western “churches” ask forgiveness for their opposition until now to homosexuality

Office of Heresies and Religious Cults of the Metropolis of Piraeus [of the Official Greek Church]

Piraeus | June 8, 2026

 

 

We have emphasized many times in our announcements that falling away from the saving faith and the revealed truth of our Church leads at the same time also to a decline in ethos. And this is because the removal from the salvific embrace of the Church, where the uncreated grace of God is diffused, and the adoption of heretical opinions, takes away divine grace, which sanctifies man and makes him authentic, a complete being of soul and body.

This is evident in the heresies, where immorality abounds. The most representative example is Western Christianity, which, after it was cut off from the one and indivisible body of the Church, goes from fall to fall and from moral decline to moral collapse. Its history constitutes an undeniable witness to a tragic course, which clearly reveals its departure from the authenticity of Christianity. In the name of Christ the most heinous crimes against humanity were committed: crusades, holy wars, the Holy Inquisition, genocides, murders; but also incredible moral deviations: fornications, incests, rapes, pederasties, unspeakable sexual perversions, etc., not so much by the simple people as by its “ecclesiastical” leaders, and chiefly by the “Popes,” who, in their overwhelming majority, were among the most corrupt religious leaders in history. It is historically confirmed that many “Popes” died during orgies, in the arms of mistresses and prostitutes, for example John XII, 955–964 A.D., Alexander VI, 1492–1503 A.D., and others, while several of them had illegitimate children, whom they subsequently promoted to higher ecclesiastical offices, for example Pius II, 1458–1464, Innocent VIII, 1484–1492, Julius II, 1503–1513, Paul III, 1534–1549, and others. We refer summarily to the medieval decline of Papism, to the dramatic period, 9th–15th century, in which the moral, spiritual, and political authority of the “Popes” collapsed. It was marked by extreme corruption, the rise of secular power over religious authority, and led directly to the questioning of Papism as a “church.”

Also noteworthy is the contemporary moral degradation of the papal “clergy,” with the thousands of cases of sexual abuse of innocent children by corrupt pederast Frankish priests. It is an ongoing scandal that has afflicted the papal “church” for years, exposes it in the eyes of the contemporary world, and empties its “sacred” coffers because of the compensations paid to the victims.

The papal “church” is followed closely also by the numerous Protestant “churches” and confessions in moral decay. Reports about immorality are continual and reveal the magnitude of the problem also in these papal divisions. And we say “papal divisions,” because in essence wider Protestantism does not differ substantially from Papism either in its false doctrines or in its moral degradation.

It is worth mentioning parenthetically that both Papism and Protestantism constitute an enduring disgrace to Christianity. The enemies of Christianity present the perennial moral deviations of Papo-Protestantism as “weak points” of Christianity.

The present situation in heretical Western Christianity is at the worst point of its decline, because of its alignment with the so-called Woke Agenda, which it regards as “progress” and which promotes the liberation of all human instincts and passions, and along with this the exculpation of every form of sinfulness, culminating in homosexuality.

Western Christianity, in order to appear “synchronized” with the moral downfall of the contemporary apostate world, has to a great extent ceased to regard homosexuality as a sexual perversion and, worse, as a sin, despite the fact that the whole of Divine Revelation, the Old and New Testaments, condemns it as an abomination before the Creator, as an overturning of human physiology and ontology.

The occasion for our present announcement was a publication according to which the “church” of Norway “asked forgiveness” for decades of discrimination against homosexuality. [1]

According to it: “The Church of Norway issued a historic apology to the LGBTQI+ community for decades of discrimination. Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit acknowledged that the Church ‘caused pain and shame’ and committed itself to a new era of acceptance and inclusion.”

In other words, the heretical Norwegian “bishop” clearly considers that it is not only his “church” which, according to him, “caused pain and shame,” but also Divine Revelation, the Holy Scriptures, and God Himself, Who condemns with absolute clarity homosexuality as a deviation from human ontology. And not only this, but he also “proclaimed” a “new era of acceptance and inclusion” of those who persist in this deviation!

And the publication continues: “A moment of historic significance unfolded recently in Oslo, when the Church of Norway officially apologized for decades of discrimination and marginalization of LGBTQI+ persons. The ceremony took place at the London Pub, a symbolic place of the Norwegian LGBTQI+ community, where in 2022 a terrorist attack occurred with two dead and nine wounded.”

The alignment of the “church” of Norway with sodomism is now clear. The heretical Norwegian “bishop,” instead of denouncing the sinful passion of homosexuality and calling homosexuals to repentance, placed his “church” in a position of apology for its until-recently adherence to Christian morality, which regards homosexuality as a mortal sin and a source of many evils, with ramifications both for personal health and for society as a whole. He even reached the point of glorifying this passion and asking forgiveness for the observance of Christian morality up to now.

Behold how the “church” of Norway came to ask forgiveness from the sodomites: “For decades, the Church of Norway regarded homosexuality as a ‘social danger’ and forbade LGBTQI+ persons to be ordained or to perform a marriage within a church. The change began to take place gradually from the 2000s, in parallel with the liberalization of Norwegian society. In 2007, the Church ordained the first homosexual pastor, while in 2017 it performed the first same-sex ‘marriage.’ In 2023, Bishop Tveit himself participated for the first time in the Oslo Pride parade, an event that was regarded as a historic turning point.”

This proves that the heretical “bishop” recognized Christian teaching as a “mistake” and aligned himself with homosexuality. He did not simply “open himself” toward persons who choose to live as homosexuals, but toward the sinful passion itself as such, rewarding it with the “ordination” of a homosexual pastor, the performance of “marriages” of same-sex “couples,” and his participation in public “pride” parades, through which the so-called “rights” of homosexuals are claimed. By his presence at these, he himself also aligns himself with their demands.

And not only this, but his “apology” to the unrepentant sodomites “was accompanied by emotion and applause, while many faithful attended the service that followed in Oslo Cathedral.” His decision to ask forgiveness was sealed by a “service” in Oslo Cathedral. To such a point did his impiety and hubris reach!

His statements can also be considered blasphemous: “The Church in Norway caused shame, great harm, and pain to LGBTQI+ people. This should never have happened. […] Discrimination and unequal treatment caused many to lose faith.” For the heretical “bishop,” the “loss of faith” seems to have greater importance than the purity of the faith.

The “apology” of the heretical “bishop” Olav Fykse Tveit provoked various reactions. “Hanne Marie Pedersen-Eriksen, a homosexual pastor and head of the network of Christian lesbians, characterized the apology as an ‘important act of reparation,’ which ‘marks the end of a dark chapter.’ Others, however, consider that the apology came too late. ‘For those who died of AIDS feeling that God was punishing them, this apology brings no consolation,’ stated Stephen Antom from the Norwegian Association for Gender and Sexual Diversity.”

The “apology” of the “church” of Norway to the “wronged” sodomites, lesbians, trans people, etc., does not constitute an isolated phenomenon, but one now common in apostate Western Christianity. According to the aforementioned publication, it “is part of a global wave of self-criticism by religious organizations. In 2023, the Church of England and the Methodist Church in Ireland issued public apologies for their stance toward LGBTQI+ persons, while the United Church of Canada spoke of a ‘commitment to full inclusion and radical hospitality.’ The apology in Oslo was not simply a ceremony; it was a symbolic but also substantive act — an acknowledgment that faith and love have no room for discrimination.”

In Finland, the former “archbishop” of the Lutheran “church,” Kari Mäkinen, openly welcomed the enactment of same-sex “marriage” by the State, while the current “archbishop,” Tapio Luoma, also expressed his joy over the development, adding that “as far as I too am concerned, I consider that the Church must reexamine its position on the concept of marriage.” He further stated that “same-sex couples are welcome in all the activities of the church.” Indeed, the “Synod of Bishops” has approved a proposal for the “addition of a parallel model of marriage,” which would allow “priests” to perform “marriages” of homosexual “couples.” [2]

As was natural and expected, neither did the papal “church” remain outside this “climate.” According to another recent publication, [3] “Papal bishops at vigils for the ‘combating of homo-transphobia.’ The downfall of papism seems to have no end. From a weapon against sin, the vigil, which aims at repentance, became a means of propaganda for homosexuality.”

And it points out that: “A significant increase is recorded in 2026 in the participation of Papal bishops in Italy in vigils and prayer events related to issues of homosexuality and gender identity. According to Italian publications, at least twelve bishops are expected to preside over or attend services and vigils organized with the aim, as stated, of ‘overcoming homo-transphobia.’ These events have spread to more than twenty dioceses throughout the country. In several cases, the vigils are held inside Catholic churches, with the support of local bishops or ecclesiastical organizations. Some of these initiatives are part of broader pastoral programs related to the inclusion and support of LGBTQI persons.” “At the same time, these developments are connected with the continuing discussion within the Papal ‘church’ about synodality and the pastoral approach to issues of sexuality and gender identity. The relevant framework has been strengthened after recent synodal texts and discussions at the national and global level. Ecclesiastical circles maintain that these vigils constitute an expression of pastoral care and an effort to overcome discrimination, in the spirit of contemporary ecclesiastical dialogue.”

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, “archbishop” of Munich and Freising in Germany, openly supports the inclusion of homosexual couples in the “Church,” having even permitted the performance of blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples in his “archdiocese.” More specifically, following the instructions of the “German Synod,” “Archbishop” Marx announced that the blessing of couples of every sexual orientation who cannot or do not wish to perform a religious marriage is permitted. He has publicly stated that homosexuality is not a sin and that homosexuals constitute part of God’s creation!

The above data concerning the downfall of heretical Western Christianity are entirely indicative. In reality, the problem is generalized and moral decay is eating away at its innards. For this reason, its decomposition is rapid, as we have often revealed in our announcements. A characteristic example is the departure of thousands of Finns from the Lutheran “church,” after the statements of the former and current “archbishops,” Kari Mäkinen and Tapio Luoma, concerning homosexuality. “From that moment until today, 13,000 people left the Church — therefore they also stopped paying the church tax. Archbishop Kari Mäkinen knew that his words would enrage and alienate a portion of the faithful. But it seems that his principles and his personal code of values compelled him to align himself with the supporters of individual freedoms.” [4]

We conclude our announcement by expressing our sorrow for the wretched state of heretical Western Christianity, which abandoned the principles of genuine Christian faith and life and aligned itself with the fallen world. Undoubtedly, the most striking proof of this identification is the acceptance of the mortal sin of homosexuality as a supposedly “natural choice,” despite the fact that it diverts man into the misuse of his bodily organs, altering human physiology and ontology.

Thus, Christian anthropology concerning male and female is despised in the most impious manner, and a multitude of fictitious “genders” is introduced, according to the sinful passions: sodomism, lesbianism, trans, queer, bisexuality, etc., with incalculable consequences both on a personal and on a social level. Also overlooked is the multitude of biblical references to the issue of homosexuality and God’s categorical aversion toward this passion.

Our sorrow is intensified when we observe that many clergy and theologians on the Orthodox side regard with sympathy the alignment of the western “churches” with the spirit of the world and, in the present case, with homosexuality. To this day we have seen no official protest or position on the matter, so that the Orthodox fullness may be informed that this is a serious deviation and may not be led astray by the propaganda that supposedly there is no opposition between the Christian faith and homosexuality. Those who do not possess sufficient knowledge of the abyssal differences between our Church and the heretical western “churches” are led astray, regarding these anti-Christian choices as supposedly “progress.”

 

 

Even more, we are sorrowful and troubled because many of them develop relations with these “churches,” naming them as supposedly true, overlooking the chaotic dogmatic differences that separate them from the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church of Christ, our Holy Orthodoxy, and at the same time they triumphantly refute themselves, because they do not proceed to intercommunion with them, which proves the unity of the Church, since they know that at once they will lose not only their Archpriesthood, but also their Orthodox identity.

By their “warm” relations with them, their compliments, and, worst of all, by such forms of secularization as the exculpation of homosexuality, extremely erroneous messages are being sent both to the heretics — that supposedly “they are acting rightly” — and to the Orthodox fullness, whose Orthodox sensibility is gradually dulled.

 

[1] https://www.lifo.gr/now/world/zitoyme-syggnomi-apo-ta-loatki-atoma-i-ekklisia-tis-norbigias-paradehetai-dekaeties

[2] https://www.efsyn.gr/stiles/triti-matia/6325_o-finlandos-arhiepiskopos-kai-oi-gay/

[3] https://orthodoxostypos.gr/%cf%80%ce%b1%cf%80%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%bf%e1%bd%b6-%e1%bc%90%cf%80%ce%af%cf%83%ce%ba%ce%bf%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%b5%e1%bc%b0%cf%82-%e1%bc%80%ce%b3%cf%81%cf%85%cf%80%ce%bd%ce%af%ce%b1%cf%82-%e1%bd%91%cf%80/

[4] https://www.efsyn.gr/stiles/triti-matia/6325_o-finlandos-arhiepiskopos-kai-oi-gay/

 

Greek source:

https://imp.gr/%ce%b7-%ce%b7%ce%b8%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%b7-%ce%ba%ce%b1%cf%84%ce%b1%cf%80%cf%84%cf%89%cf%83%ce%b7-%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85-%ce%b4%cf%85%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%bf%cf%85-%cf%87%cf%81%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%b1/

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