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What no one mentioned here is that being a priest or any clergy for that matter is not a "job" in the secular sense as in a truck driver, a secretary, a policeman, etc. All these "jobs", the Church does not dogmatically say a woman cannot or should not do those jobs. Some cultures and societies may believe it is inappropriate for a woman to be in certain types of jobs, but that's cultural, not doctrine.
So, being an "elder" (this is what the word "priest" actually means) isn't a job in the secular sense, but a vocation that the Church in her wisdom with Jesus Christ as our high priest, has declare that is only for men.
And you know what? that needs to be enough for anyone who is Orthodox. You can tell your friend that we do not come into the Church and bring the world with us and demand that the Church change and mold to it, but that we are to mold ourselves to the Church.
To the comment about Khouria Frederica, I go to her parish and know her personally. I'm sure that your email is one of many, many, many emails that she gets on a day to day basis. I do know that while she may have her opinions, she does uphold the teachings of the Church in regards to marriage and appropriate sexual activity.
Please do not post such things that paint anyone that you do not know personally in a bad light on a public forum such as this. You can email her personally if you have an issue with how you think she should be responding to you.
Just because you can put something on the internet, it doesn't mean you should.
Hi, Greg,
I didn't say anything bad about her.
And if she is too busy to respond to e-mails (which wouldn't surprise me in the least), then what good would e-mails complaining about it do?
She has a relatively broad platform to express her opinions on. I'm sure she is mature enough to handle respectful disagreement, and ought to expect getting some once in a while (as I am sure she does).
I think you've read my post in a darker light than I intended.
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