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What was a protestant priests life like before the Reformation?
Before the Reformation, there were two Christian religions-the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox. Both had priests as well as bishops and deacons. There was no such thing as Protestant priests before the Reformation. After the Lutheran Church was founded, the word priest was dropped and today in the Lutheran church, they ordain deacons, pastors or elders and in some Lutheran sects, bishops. The Anglican Church after the Reformation, was and is considered a "bridge" between the Roman Catholics and the Calvinists and Lutherans. They ordain deacons, priests and bishops like in the Catholic and Orthodox faiths. The primary difference at the time the Church of England was founded in the 16th century, was the Mass would be spoken in English not Latin.
Are orthodox churches Church of England churches?
No, Orthodox churches are where persons of Greek or Russian Orthodox faith worship. Like the Church of England, the Orthodox also separated from the Roman Catholic Church on matters of doctrine.
What kind of religion like in constantinople?
Until 1054, the year of the Great Schism, there were five patriarchates, or seats of authority, of the Church founded by Christ: Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem. After the Schism, the Patriarch of Rome became the Pope of the, from that point on, Catholic Church. All the other Patriarchates continued as the Orthodox Christian Church. Constantinople was never Roman Catholic. The Greek Orthodox Christian Church in Constantinople/Istanbul is currently under attack by the Muslim Turkish government. The government will not allow an Orthodox Christian seminary to be built, and will not allow Orthodox priests to come from other countries. None of us know exactly what it was like back in 1054. edit: And the Orthodox Church does *not* recognize the Pope as anything but the head of the Catholic Church.
A fact about Christian Orthodox?
Like the Catholic Church, the Orthodox believe in Apostolic Succession.
Can macedonian orthodox marry in greek orthodox?
Macedonian orthodox like Athenian orthodox and Thessalian, Epirotian, Thracian orthodox can all marry in the Greek Orthodox Church no matter where in Greece they hail from. The foreign church of the Former Yugoslav Republic is a schismatic church and not recognized by the ecumenical patriarchy of Constantinople as an orthodox church. Therefore no Greek, whether Macedonian, Athenian, Thessalian etc can marry in the church of the former Yugoslav Republic but the various ethnicities of the Former Yugoslav Republic who follow their Christian church can marry in a Greek Orthodox Church.
Did the Greek orthodox church split apart like Protestants?
No the Greek Orthodox Chuch is part of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Is ethiopian orthodox follow the Coptic orthodox?
The Coptic Orthodox Church granted the Ethopian Church it's own Patriach. Like the greek did to the Serbian,Russian etc However they are in communion with each other and are both part of the Eastern "Oriental' Orthodox church.
Is there any woman priest?
Yes,the church of England made priesthood(especially deacons and presiding bishops.)open to women in 1990 and started ordaining them in 1994.Other Anglican churches like Episcopal Church Of The United States,the Anglican church of Canada,the Anglican Church Of Australia and more ordain women as priests,deacons and bishops.Most(unfortunately,not all) churches of the Anglican communion ordain women as priests even the protestant churches.Protestant churches ordain women full light in accordance with their doctrine that the make a priesthood of all believers o f God.Other churches like the roman catholic church,Jehovah's withnesses churches and orthodox churches do not ordain women as priests.The ordination of women exists in the catholic church it's just not very widespread.There is a thing called the roman catholic women priests but they were excommunicated(excommunication is the highest power of punishment a pope has next to being put to death.When a person is excommunicated it mean they are banished from all church services,they could not attend congregational prayer,a child could not be baptisted,circumcised or christened).Yes there are.The church of England is Anglican church and most(unfortunately,not all) churches of the Anglican communion ordain women as priests.They made open the position as priests in 1990 and started ordaining them in 1994.Other Anglican churches like the episcopal church of the united states,the Anglican church of Canada,the Anglican church of Australia and much more ordain women.The protestant churches ordain women in full light according to their doctrine that they should make a priesthood of all believers including women if taken in a literally.Other churches like the roman catholic church,Jehovah's withnesses church and latter day saints church do not ordain women.The ordination of women exist in the catholic church(except Rome.)it's just not very widespread.
Why does the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas on December 25 instead of Jan 7 like most other Christian Orthodox churches?
Because the Romanian Orthodox Church adopted the new (Gregorian) calendar in 1924, along with the Greek Orthodox Church. The largest Orthodox church (the Russian Orthodox) continued to use the old (Julian) calendar, along with the Serbian Orthodox, to celebrate Christmas on 7 January each year.
Is there any way in the Orthodox church that women can take communion separately like the priest?
No, because there are no theological reasons for allowing this happen. Both women and men receive Holy Communion in exactly the same way in the Church. Only members of the clergy receive it separately in the Sanctuary.
Where eastern orthodox originated?
Eastern Orthodox members would say that it originated in Jerusalem, when Jesus made St. Peter the head of His Church on earth. It's historical administrative center is in Istanbul, Turkey, which long ago was called Constantinople, but it doesn't have a pope, like the Roman Catholic Church. Greek Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, Russian Orthodox are all part of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
What is the name of the scarf that Coptic Orthodox women must wear on their head to go into the church?
something like anhoki.. (i think) -head covering -veil In Arabic it's called an asharb
