“Now that things are changing, we are not against children”
“The Church will wait for these children to reach an age and when they grow up and wish to be baptized, they will be baptized,” said the Archbishop Hieronymosanswering the question, what will the Church do with the baptism of their children same-sex couples.
Specifically, in response to a question on the subject of baptism, Archbishop Hieronymos emphasized that “we must return to tradition again. If the baptism it is done at the young age of the children, it is because within the Church the feeling was created that the child grows up in an environment of Christian principles. Therefore there was no need for indoctrination, because it took place within the environment. Now that things are changing, we are not against children. We love and care about children more than anyone else. The Church will wait for these children to reach an age and when they grow up and wish to be baptized they will be baptized».
Earlier today, the Archbishop had a meeting with the Archbishop of America Elpidophoros as part of his visit to the country. The two hierarchs discussed, among other things, the issue of same-sex marriage, procreation and the performance of church sacraments related to marriage.
Mr. Elpidophoros, answering a question about the subject of baptism, said that “I have nothing to add, His Beatitude said it all”.
Answering journalists’ questions about the current situation, Ieronymos underlined that the “Freedom in man is a very important thing, and we must all take this into account. And the Church, but also the State. Neither the Church should have the bayonet ready, nor should the State want to put shackles on any place in our country”.
To the same question, Archbishop of America Elpidophoros emphasized: “I completely agree with His Holiness in what he said. Because we read the same Gospel, we teach the same Gospel, and there could not be any different opinion on this matter”.
