>>> That is incorrect. I was consecrated to the episcopacy in 1991, and am
>>> part of the cononically established Ancient Orthodox Eparchy. We are
>>> neither affiliated with, nor controlled by, the Ecumenical
>>> Patriarchate, SCOBA, or other modernist semi-Orthodox.
>>
>> Daniel,
>>
>> You're a fraud. The thread you started a couple of weeks back shows
>> that you were merely claiming to be a priest and an abbot at that time
>> and not a bishop.
>>
>> Here it is
>>
>> Two new Orthodox parishes to open in
>>
Baltimorehttp://groups.google.com/group/alt.religion.christian.east-orthodox/b...
>>
>> All the links in that thread show that you are merely claiming to be a
>> priest.
>>
>> The links also show that you and your Archbishop are riding the
>> wedding gravy train and cashing in on performing gay and lesbian
>> weddings.
>>
>> You claim on one of your webpages to be "traditional" and lament that
>> others are not keeping the faith. And yet here you are making money
>> out of homosexual weddings. Sorry, but who could take you or your
>> Church seriously.
>>
>> "Our clergy not only are willing to perform ceremonies for same-sex
>> couple, we encourage it and have experience performing them!
>>
>> "Whether you want a traditional, contemporary, spiritual, religious,
>> or dignified civil ceremony, we are more than happy to presiding at
>> gay weddings, holy unions, or commitment ceremonies."
>>
>> "Father Daniel Garguillo - Father Garguillo engages primarily in
>> pastoral counseling ministry, so his approach to weddings is very
>> comforting, welcoming and warm. Although a bit soft spoken, the love
>> of God really shines through in the ceremonies Father performs."
>>
>>
http://www.dcweddingceremony.com/?page_id=6
>>
andhttp://www.dcweddingceremony.com/?page_id=4
>>
>> What of your own marriage, Daniel? Are you in a same-sex marriage?