[St. Johann Tetzel]

Churches that have signed the petition are the Orthodox, Evangelical Methodist, Brethren Union of Baptist, Old Catholic, Apostolic, Seventh Day Adventist and Evangelical Church of Augsburg Confession.

The Roman Catholic Church, the largest in Slovakia, has not joined the appeal but is an observer member of the ecumenical council.

Very interesting. Fits right in with other accounts that the communists in general were able to break married clergy routinely by threatening their families, but rarely the celibate Catholic clergy.

[NativeNewYorker]

Excellent point.

[Pio]

"Very interesting. Fits right in with other accounts that the communists in general were able to break married clergy routinely by threatening their families, but rarely the celibate Catholic clergy."

Married priests is all the rage over in the Religion forum...watch out.