Posted on 09/22/2021 3:06:59 PM PDT by hsmomx3
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has come out with a strong pro-vaccination push towards its faithful in the United States, according to an official announcement from the Synod, or committee of bishops that comprise the U.S.-based church.
According to the Synodical statement, “the hierarchs unanimously affirmed that the Church not only permits vaccinations against diseases (e.g. polio, smallpox), but that She encourages Her Faithful, after medical tests and approbations, to be vaccinated with the approved vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).”
The church also pushed back against attempts of Greek Orthodox Christians to receive “religious exemptions” from the vaccine, stating emphatically that “there is no exemption in the Orthodox Church for Her faithful from any vaccination for religious reasons, including the coronavirus vaccine.”
The announcement included a strong admonition to the 500+ priests of the Archdiocese to refrain from issuing “religious exemption letters” to faithful.
For this reason, letters of exemption for the vaccination against the coronavirus for religious purposes issued by priests of the Archdiocese of America have no validity, and furthermore, no clergy are to issue such religious exemption letters for any reason.
The Synod also urged Greek Orthodox Christian faithful to avoid misinformation circulating in social media circles from conspiracy theories.
“The Holy Eparchial Synod urges the faithful to pay heed to competent medical authorities, and to avoid the false narratives utterly unfounded in science and perpetrated on the Church by those who have succumbed to the disinformation and conspiracy theories that are widely available on social media sites,” said the statement.
Now churches. It’s not a vaccine. We live in crazy world.
The Deceiver is steering us toward Biblical end times, with help from his legion of minions.
Save Thy people, O Lord,
and bless Thine inheritance.
Grant victory to Thy Church over her enemies,
and protect Thy people by Thy Holy Cross!
It is generally inadvisable to issue statements on non-dogmatic matters which contain such absolute words as "always", "never", and "any"
I’m very pro-vaccine, too!!!! And so are ALL my Priests—in three parishes (Serbian, OCA, and Greek).
This should be a Mad Lib. Bla bla vaccine bla conspiracy bla bla misinformation bla.
“Vaccinations only prove that you can inject someone
with highly acidic toxic poisonous chemicals and that person
hopefully surviving the debilitating side effects, such as multiple
sclerosis, lesions on the brain, paralysis, breakdown of the red
and white blood cells, ulcerations of the liver, lung, kidney, pancreas,
stomach and bowels, seizures and death. Vaccinations provide
zero immunity. True immunity that leads to health and fitness
can only be achieved by making healthy lifestyle and dietary choices.”
– Dr. Robert O. Young
The pH Miracle Living Center
With the greatest respect, we don’t need priests playing doctor on us. It’s often bad enough when they preach ( smiles)
I CHOSE to get vaccinated....my CHOICE.
If the vaccination is even half of what it is claimed to be I really don’t give a rat’s rump whether anyone else is vaccinated or unvaccinated, masked or unmasked, coughing or calm, close or distant!
So I am pro VOLUNTARY vax.
Semi-pro VOLUNTARY mask.
Very anti vax mandate.
Vehenetly anti mask mandate.
Reading their statement, it sounds like something the Jewish leadership during Christ’s trial would have put out. Totally one sided and both demeaning and hateful to alternative views and individuals.
Someone is organized. The Church is ripping the rug out from under many claiming religious exemption. I guess we know who is who’s sock puppet.
Is it a sin if you play Russian Roulette and die? If so, that seems like a legitimate religious exemption from this.
GOARCH is the sock puppet of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the NWO.
"We have no King but Fauxi"?
my orthodox church seem to only talk about salvation and repentance, prayer. I haven’t heard any advice on vaccine from priest yet. They are trying to comply with local regulation.
For the leadership yes
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It is impossible not to see the conscience issues regarding abortion that these vaccines raise. It is simply unfair to issue absolutist statements like this.
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