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To: heyheyhey
In the recent years some Christian denominations tend to denigrate the value of virginity lived for the sake of the Kingdom (married clergy...

Careful there! The married clergy of the Eastern Orthodox Church and of the Byzantine Catholic Church do not denigrate the value of either virginity or chastity.

91 posted on 11/22/2002 10:30:45 AM PST by FormerLib
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To: FormerLib
The married clergy of the Eastern Orthodox Church and of the Byzantine Catholic Church do not denigrate the value of either virginity or chastity.

Correct!
They also accept the perpetual virginity of Our Lady.
But a candidate for bishop is chosen out of those priests who are celibate :-)

In my post #86 I should've put "divorced and remarried clergy" instead of "married" clergy. Sorry...

92 posted on 11/22/2002 11:00:06 AM PST by heyheyhey
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