Promulgation of an anathema /Evangelical Lutheran Church in America/ (7.7.2011)

Lvov (Ukraine), 7 July 2011

Representatives and members

of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

At its session on 1 May 2011, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy issued a document N. 2011/XX under the title “Blessing of hetero- and homosexual couples in non-traditional communion of life”. Behind this document is not the Spirit of Christ (Rom 8:9) but the spirit of antichrist. It denies the authority of God and His laws. The authors have thus joined three religious organizations which are no longer Christian Churches but have become the harlot of antichrist and the spiritual Babylon. Your apostatical Church ranks among them.

Marriage is a sacrament, but cohabitation of two men or two women is an abomination.

The basic axiom of the time of antichrist is that evil must be accepted as good and promoted in positive terms.

Homosexuality is evil and an abomination. Perversion and crime has become a fundamental principle not only in the world but even in the Church. Because You have changed the basic moral norms and broken God’s Commandments, You have separated Yourselves from Christ and from His Mystical Body, i.e. from His Church. You are no longer a Church of Christ, but You have been a Church of antichrist already for several years. You no longer have the saving faith since You rejected the Spirit of truth, the Spirit of repentance.

In August 2009, Your church assembly adopted a resolution which allows ordination of homosexuals and lesbians living in homosexual unions. This is public blasphemy against God and a public scandal among both Christians and non-Christians all over the world. Since that time, the Lutheran Church has lost a large number of believers and congregations.

God punishes homosexuality: “He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by reducing them to ashes as a warning to future sinners.” (2Pt 2:6)

Dear members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, we hereby call upon You to separate from the antishepherds who betrayed Christ. If You want to be saved from eternal condemnation in hell, be separated and come out of this Babylon. “Unless you repent, you will all perish!” (Lk 13:3)

Promulgation of anathema on representatives of the Evangelical lutheran Church in America:

The Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate, by authority of the apostolic and prophetic office, in the name of the Triune God, promulgates before all Christians of the United States of America: The Evangelical Lutheran Church is no Church of Christ but a harlot of antichrist. It is under God’s anathema – i.e. under a curse (Gal 1:8-9).

On behalf of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

+ Elijah

Patriarch

+ Methodius OSBMr      + Timothy OSBMr

Secretaries of the BCP

Copies to:

–         The Christian Churches in USA

–         President of USA and US Congress

–         Mass media