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The vast majority of Orthodox parish clergy are married men, which is one of the major differences between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches; however, they must marry before being ordained. [12] Since the marriage takes place while they are still laymen and not yet clergy, the marriage is not a clerical marriage, even if it occurs while they ...
Nearly all of its clergy, and many of its believers, were shot or sent to labour camps. Theological schools were closed, and church publications were prohibited. [1] More than 85,000 Orthodox priests were shot in 1937 alone. [2] Only a twelfth of the Russian Orthodox Church's priests were left functioning in their parishes by 1941. [3]
The persecution of Eastern Orthodox Christians is the religious persecution which has been faced by the clergy and the adherents of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Eastern Orthodox Christians have been persecuted during various periods in the history of Christianity when they lived under the rule of non-Orthodox Christian political structures. In ...
Like an Orthodox Jewish Bernie Madoff, Eliyahu Weinstein allegedly bilked members of the religious sect out of $200 million. Presenting himself as a real estate investor from New Jersey, Weinstein ...
Tikhon appeared as a witness to the trial of 54 clergy and he took personally responsibility for their actions upon himself. [19] Twelve of the fifty-four were executed and 27 received prison sentences. [20] At least 35 Orthodox were legally sentenced to death in connection with this campaign (although some sentences were commuted). [20]
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He cited cases of people prevented from attending theological institutes including people who would have been greatly embarrassing to the state had they become clergy (e.g. children of highly placed Soviet leaders). [18] With the slow erosion of the Church's institutional strength, the extinction of the Church as an institution seemed possible ...
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