His placement Metropolitan of Mesogaia, Nikolaou on the bill concerning the marriages of same-sex couples commented o George Liagas on Monday morning (29/01) on the “air” of “Proinos” and became furious.
Among other things, the priest said in an interview that: “The assessment is that the number of these phenomena and problems will multiply and that is why the Church must say “no””, “the Church looks to the future and let them say that it is myopic and stuck in the past’ “You won’t shut us up with anything because we have a debt towards the people, towards History, towards God and towards our identity as a Church”.
At the end of the screening of the relevant excerpt, Giorgos Liagas stood up and quickly went out of his mind. “Is it a contagious disease and will we all get homosexuality? Does homosexuality stick? Will homosexuals increase? What is; Mosquitoes?” asked Giorgos Liagas.
The conversation flared up for good afterwards and the tones rose, when the journalist Andreas Karagiannis tried to justify him.
“Nature created it. Is this spreading? Is society worried that there will be more homosexuals? And what will happen; Will they take a banner instead of a cassock and occupy our houses?’ Giorgos Liagas continued his presentation with Andreas Karagiannis commenting: “When there are fears…”.
Then came the explosion of Giorgos Liagas who asked in an intense tone: “What fears, son? That homosexuals will increase? What is; Mosquitoes?’ and he added: “Can’t this be heard from people who teach love? That homosexuality is like an infectious disease.”
Journalist Andreas Karagiannis tried to defend the priest again saying: “He didn’t say that…”
«But that’s what he said! What did you hear? Did you hear anything else?’ asked Giorgos Liagas.
When Giorgos Liagas asked for the connection to be completed and it was not done, the presenter became furious.
“I don’t have any more time, I don’t have any more time please! I have no more time, they will take me. Close it please, respect me! Respect me! Mr. Vourthi, when I tell you something, please do it, don’t expose me like that! They’re going to blow us up, respect me.”