[dsc]

"I would think that they're a step "upward" at this point; they've preserved the truth better than the West. Some of their practices/customs will never fly well in the US, but that doesn't weaken their message."

It is not my intent to criticize them, just to say that I think a celibate priesthood is better than a married priesthood.

"(such as those that have the genders sit separately in the Church)"

Maybe later.

[Tuco Ramirez]

I also prefer a celibate priesthood; due to the structure of the Church, I believe the Eastern Churches will always have a married clergy.