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A thread got sidetracked on TAW, so I thought I would raise this issue here. I have found several Orthodox Christians that basically see sexuality and marriage as a concession to human weakness. I have read various opinions of Orthodox Christians, some in positions of authority, that show contempt for sexuality to various degrees.
1) I've read from a few places the opinion that, without the Fall, Adam would have reproduced through mitosis like an amoeba
2) I've read the rant of an Antiochian priest that claimed Viagra was evil and impotence a blessing.
3) Orthodox do not allow bishops to marry, (despite the Bible stating that a bishop can be married to one wife): the hierarchy is dominated by men who have taken vows of celibacy. There is a derth of theology in Orthodoxy by married individuals. Paul Evdokimov is the only married Orthodox theologian that comes to my mind.
1) I've read from a few places the opinion that, without the Fall, Adam would have reproduced through mitosis like an amoeba
2) I've read the rant of an Antiochian priest that claimed Viagra was evil and impotence a blessing.
3) Orthodox do not allow bishops to marry, (despite the Bible stating that a bishop can be married to one wife): the hierarchy is dominated by men who have taken vows of celibacy. There is a derth of theology in Orthodoxy by married individuals. Paul Evdokimov is the only married Orthodox theologian that comes to my mind.