Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage under civil law.
Public opinion in majority Orthodox countries has mostly been opposed, too.
Civil unions may become more common among Orthodox countries gravitating toward the European Union.
Greek Orthodox showed relative tolerance, with half of Orthodox saying homosexuality should be accepted and a quarter favoring same-sex marriage.
As head of the Russian Orthodox Church, he oversees the world's largest Orthodox flock.
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