Archbishop Elpidophoros has a long history of heretical and ungodly behavior. He supports legalizing abortion and gay marriage, and has infamously baptized surrogate children of “married” homosexuals. [Read more…]
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Public Orthodoxy Supports and Promotes the LGBTQ+ Agenda
by Fr. Ioannes Apiarius –
George Demacopoulos and Aristotle Papanikolaou are getting paid to pressure the Orthodox Church to accept LGBTQ+ ideas. [Read more…]
Abp Elpidophoros Compares Greek Bishops Against Gay Marriage Law to Fascists
In recent interview Abp. Elpidophoros affirmed he will baptize children of gay couples again. He also compared hierarchs of the Greek Church who openly protested the legalization of gay marriage in Greece with Nazis. [Read more…]
The Slippery Slope and the Eclipse of the Gospel – Women Priests and Bishops
by Fr. Lawrence Farley –
In the ongoing debate over the legitimacy of the new so-called “deaconesses” established by some Orthodox in Africa we often hear of “the slippery slope argument.” [Read more…]
Lazar Puhalo: Morality and Virtue are Evolutionary Constructs
Deposed Deacon Puhalo, who masquerades as an “archbishop” with the blessing and implicit consent of the OCA Synod, continues to spread heretical and false teaching, using the authority granted to him by the same Synod, to directly contradict the truth, the Scriptures, and the teaching of the Orthodox Church.
On October 26 on his Facebook page, Lazar Puhalo made several outrageous and categorically false statements about morality and virtue. Here’s a sampling of his latest non-Orthodox and non-Christian declarations:
“Morality is an evolutionary construct, it is not a product of religion.” [Read more…]
Giacomo Sanfilippo: Ukraine Should Take Out the Russian Patriarch
by Jennifer Davis –
Giacomo (Peter) Sanfilippo, the defrocked priest, proud homosexual, and vocal supporter of the LGBTQ agenda, has sunk to a new low. He has publicly advocated for the murder of the Russian Patriarch by the Ukrainian Intelligence. [Read more…]
Melissa Walker Braun Proudly Supports Homosexuality, Bisexuality, Transgenderism, and Gay Marriage
by Jennifer Davis –
Melissa Walker Braun describes herself as a “Proud Pride Mom” and an LGBTQ “Mama Bear.” For several years now, Melissa has been proudly and publicly promoting all things LGBTQ+ on Facebook. She “unhesitatingly and wholeheartedly supports” homosexual, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer pride. She is also a supporter of gay “marriage.”
Melissa is the wife of Deacon Gary Braun under the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese and serves at St. Athanasius Antiochian Church, in Santa Barbara, California. [Read more…]
Nicholas Denysenko: Official Church Teaching on Homosexuality Doesn’t Represent a Consensus
Excerpts from To Baptize or Not: God’s Love and Image article written by Dcn. Nicholas Denysenko in defense of Abp. Elpidophoros baptism of surrogate children of two “married” homosexual men. [Read more…]
Fr. Christopher Calin Hides His Cross for Photo Op at Interfaith Celebration
At the conclusion of the 14th annual gathering of Spiritual Sounds (2023), held at Fr. Christopher Calin’s own Orthodox Cathedral of The Holy Virgin Protection, the interfaith celebrants took a group photo. Seeing Rev. Amanda Hambrick (woman minister) proudly wearing her rainbow LGBTQ+ stole is shocking enough. Even more disturbing is noticing that Fr. Calin is hiding his pectoral cross in his pocket. [Read more…]
Woke Academics Promoting Homosexuality and Subverting Orthodox Christianity in US

Listed below are Part 1 and Part 2 of the full transcript of a documentary film entitled ‘The Secret Subversion of American Orthodoxy‘. The video documents how billion dollar NGOs and Catholic universities are providing lavish funding to a group of radical left ‘Orthodox’ ‘scholars’ and clerics and their organizations and publications.
The film profiles 16 prominent ‘Orthodox’ scholars and clerics, including bishops. A list of them, and other personalities featured in the film, has been provided at the beginning of the transcript. It includes well-known Orthodox personalities such as Sister Vassa Larin and Archbishop Elpidophoros (the head of the Greek Church in America), and left-radical publications such as ‘Public Orthodoxy’ (run by George Demacopoulos and Aristotle Papanikolaou) and ‘The Wheel’ (run by Inga Leonova). [Read more…]