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Church to help priests find wives AFP November 04, 2004 ATHENS: The Greek Orthodox Church has launched a campaign to help young priests overcome a growing problem -- finding a wife in an age when Greek women are more and more reluctant to embrace an austere lifestyle. The highly conservative church announced that a new committee would examine "pastoral methods to obtain and prepare priests' wives." Young Greek would-be priests are expected to find a spouse before being ordained. But many run into problems because potential spouses are often discouraged by constraints on entertainment and by the dress code associated with their future husbands' profession, church officials admit. "They just need to be told convincingly that life with a priest is not substantially different from that with any other husband," said one priest, who declined to be named. But a church spokesman rejected notions that church-run catechism classes could be turned into match-making courses. "As part of its pastoral vigilance, the Church may well speak out about priests' wives' role in the world -- something not done today," said Bishop Dorotheos, spokesman of the Standing Holy Synod. Better psychological preparation before marriage might also spare would-be priests' spouses from possible frustrations once the knot is tied -- which often lead to their collapse. Divorce puts Greek clerics in a tight spot because regulations bar them from marrying a second time. According to media reports, the commission may propose lifting the ban. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi-india.uni.cc *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Posting: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
