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Could that end the Cold War?

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If the Catholic Church made women priests,
they might be brave enough to get married,
to Russian Orthodox priests.

Could that end the Cold War?
It's not possible because

#1. The Catholic will never ordain women
#2. Priests in the Orthodox Church, as far as I understand, must be married to an Orthodox woman because it's a shared ministry

This has nothing to do with the "Cold War."
 
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Could a woman priest win the Nobel Peace Prize?
If she's Anglican/Episcopalian, or part of the Old Catholic Church, sure!

United Methodists, ELCA Lutherans, certain Presbyterian and reformed traditions, among many others, also ordain women but they do call them ministers or pastors. Not "priests" because Protestants emphasize the universal priesthood of all believers.
 
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Also my understanding is that Orthodox priest cannot marry once ordained, they can marry before ordination, and stay married.
That’s also my understanding, but I’m not sure.
 
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It's not possible because

#1. The Catholic will never ordain women
#2. Priests in the Orthodox Church, as far as I understand, must be married to an Orthodox woman because it's a shared ministry

This has nothing to do with the "Cold War."
Don't feed the trolls.
 
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RileyG is an established member (12 years here) with over 28 thousand posts, is a site team member, with over 17 thousand likes. This is not a troll.
He wasn’t referring to me.
 
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