[Destro]

Abortion is an anathema to the Orthodox as it is to Catholics and most Protestant groups.

ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS AND ABORTION

In addition Greeks have been against abortion even during pagan times as enshrined in Hippocrates' Hippocratic Oath

The father of medicine as envisioned by a Byzantine artist.

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[eleni121]

Thanks for the awesome posting about abortion and the Orthodox church. As an Orthodox (born and bred) I am aware of the traditions and the beliefs of the church. My questions remains however: Why does the Church honor men like Sarbanes? Why doesn't the Archbishop (GO) make a proclamations like others do? Why doesn't the church take public important and moral Christian stands like some Protestants do - Falwell, etc? Why is the Patriarch more insterested in saving the earth than saving souls? When I ask these questions of the church hierarchy I get smiles and referrals but no answers.