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It isn't just the bishops. The priests are often not local. I don't know how Orthodox do it, but the priest at our local Catholic parish was shipped in from India and this was his first posting outside of the US. that isn't something you would ever see in any sort of protestant church in my experie...

I know when I was in Oregon the priest I spoke to had a Bishop in California... I have seen that in Mennonites and Charity and think its unacceptable. That being said... the priest can offer the eucharist? Baptize? Perform marriage? I mean the Orthodox function differently then the Mennonites do an...

Orthodox Christian here! I figured I would jump in to offer clarification. Never heard of “Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church”. Maybe you meant “Greek Catholic”. Within Catholicism there are 24 particular churches consisting of 6 major rites and then more obscure ones. The "Eastern Orthodox Churc...

Passing judgment simply means observing that has happened. Could you expand on this? I am not certain of what you mean or how you arrived here. If someone decides to speed 65 in 25 zone, they are guilty of speeding. The judge doesn’t somehow force a fine on them, but rather merely observes the evid...

Passing judgment simply means observing that has happened. Could you expand on this? I am not certain of what you mean or how you arrived here. Paul's reference to being chief of sinners was before his conversion, not after. Paul exhorts us to be perfect, even as he is perfect (as he imitates Chris...

I had the same thought, actually. I do not think any of us has the authority to condemn someone to death. With that frame, what it seems Christ is doing in that passage is pointing out what the religious leaders should have known well from the prophets - that judgement (vengeance) is God's alone. A...

Joh 8:7  So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. What does it mean for a church to be without spot or wrinkle? What does it mean to be found blameless without spot? How does this work with the ...