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I was asking a close friend of mine, who is an Eastern Orthodox seminarian, about his opinions about Oriental Orthodoxy, and while discussing the jurisdictional problems, he brought up the fact that the Armenians are such an enclosed ethnic group weary of outsiders that they forbid non-Armenians / converts from becoming priests. Understandable if this is the case of course, despite the fact that I obviously don’t agree with it (after all, Severus of Antioch was from the region of Bulgaria, and as a former pagan, become one of the most influential Syriac theologians).
However, I have not read anything online saying or denying it, and even come across forum posts about converts wanting to become Armenian priests and the Armenian Orthodox seeming to have no problem with it.
It of course could be an informal rule, where a bishop will always deny a non-Armenian ordination, but I can’t find any evidence of this.
So, could someone clarify this please? Thank you.
However, I have not read anything online saying or denying it, and even come across forum posts about converts wanting to become Armenian priests and the Armenian Orthodox seeming to have no problem with it.
It of course could be an informal rule, where a bishop will always deny a non-Armenian ordination, but I can’t find any evidence of this.
So, could someone clarify this please? Thank you.