We’ve been featuring the making of quite a few sexy calendars in the last few days, from Dieux du Stade and Men In The Alps, to a naked Dutch gay rugby team. Now it’s the turn of Orthodox Priests – well, sort of.
No, Orthodox Christians haven’t decided to eschew their usual disdain for all things gay, as these are hot guys posing a priest, both to be a little provocative and make a statement. As the official release says: ‘The 2014 edition of the Orthodox Calendar (#OC2014) pays tribute to gay marriage. It’s the story of young gay couples from Eastern Europe sharing a common dream of one day being able to wed their beloved at the altar of St. Basil’s or St. Sophia’s or any other Eastern rite church.
‘There are 15 countries in the world that recognize same-sex marriage. Many countries in Eastern Europe are neutral when it comes to this matter – there have been no real attempts to legalise this type of union. But it could be worse. There are 10 countries in the world where homosexuality is punishable by death!
‘Still, we would like to believe that acts of tolerance and respect for other people’s sexuality are possible. Approximately 8 to 10% of the world’s population is gay. In celebration of the fact that love, regardless of sexual orientation, exists and can be celebrated everywhere and by everyone, we bring you a fantastic selection of artistic pictures.
‘Starting today, anyone can discover among other related products our 12 seductive artistic pictures of Orthodox priests and their guests by simply ordering on-line from Amazon or directly from our store at http://www.orthodox-calendar.com/shop. The price for the classic wall calendar is only Eur 16.99 and you can buy our limited edition calendar with uncensored cover for only Eur 29.00 !’
We’re certain a lot of religious folk will be outraged, but it is kind of hot!
Personally, I think of buying a calendar is similar to buying UNICEF Christmas cards, because Orthodox Calendar 2014 is not just a product but a vision. Coming out to my grandparents (who raised me after my folks died) was not easy. They finally came around because they love me, but tell that to the millions of other Serbian peasants who think that gays are demons because the demonises us. Bravo to the team at Orthodox Calendar 2014.
Vuk
No self respecting Christian would condone such a calendar. Christ said to be modest in all things, and to cleave to one’s wife. And they two shall become one flesh. These horrid men have committed blasphemy, and will be severely punished by God. I pray he has mercy on them. These men are not priests if they were I would have excommunicated them a long time ago.
TO ALEX S: If this (The Orthodox Calendar) upsets you so much, why are you here reading and looking at it ? Shakespeare put it well in Macbeth, “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” Awhile back I was in Greece and ran into a pleasing looking fellow who had just been visiting Mt Athos. He was astonished and bewildered at how many monks had come on to him before he escaped–his modesty intact. If I had been him I would have gone for it, so I could add the monks to my bucket list. BTW I was Orthodox–until I wised up.