Church leader who blamed COVID-19 on same-sex marriage tests positive for virus - Daily Kos
Patriarch Filaret, the 91-year-old who heads Kyiv Patriarchate, a
Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, made international headlines back
in March when he blamed the novel coronavirus on same-sex marriage. Now,
he is making headlines again. Why? According to the church, Filaret
tested positive for the virus on Sep. 4 and has since been hospitalized.
According to the church’s Facebook statement, he is in a stable
condition and treatment is ongoing.
Now, if you’re wondering just how explicitly he blamed same-sex
marriage, it was pretty cut and dry, according to translations. While
appearing on a local TV station, Filaret as reported by The Independent,
described the pandemic as punishment from God, brought on by
“sinfulness of humanity; first of all, I mean same-sex marriage.” ...
Who would have dreamed a 91-y-o, white, male religious leader with a
ridiculous hat and dress on could be so out of touch with reality?!