The Orthodox Churches of Bulgaria and Romania spoke out against Pride events in their capitals this week, with His Holiness Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil personally leading a family march through Sofia’s streets.
Tens of thousands of people participated this weekend in Pride marches held in Bucharest and Sofia to demand legal recognition of same-sex unions and greater legal protections for same-sex couples. The response was swift from the main Orthodox Churches in both countries, whose synods denounced the LGBT movement's demands as a threat to the family, a source of moral confusion, and a potential endangerment of social peace. The synods of the Orthod…