Re: CHAT: Marriage and other things.

On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Mike Adams wrote:

> Yes, know of the Rites (Byzantine), basically groups that accepted to
> Pope versus one of the other Patriarchs..
That is not what this means.  The Orthodox do not see any patriarchical
Hierarch (who could be titled Patriarch, Metropolitan, or Archbishop, but
all are "patriarchical" in the sense of heading an autocephalous
jurisdiction) as being ruler over other jurisdictions.  Likewise, a
patriarchical hierarch is supposed to be more of a president of the Synod
of Hierarchs to which he is attached than some sort of monarch.

> unmarried clergy, as well as a more educated one as well. Marriage in
> their eyes takes away the priests from their true duty to God..  One of
That's what a monastary is for.

> much more.. The Trinity and many others..  But like changes in usage of
> juice vs wine, and other changes coming about, things will likely
What changes?  The Church has always used wine unless local law forbade it.