{"id":205223,"date":"2018-09-04T20:15:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T17:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=205223"},"modified":"2018-09-04T20:15:05","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T17:15:05","slug":"ecumenical-patriarchate-to-allow-second-marriage-for-greek-orthodox-priests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/ecumenical-patriarchate-to-allow-second-marriage-for-greek-orthodox-priests\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecumenical Patriarchate to Allow Second Marriage for Greek Orthodox Priests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate has decided to allow <\/strong>a second<strong> marriage for Greek Orthodox priests in the event that they are widowed or abandoned by their wife, religious news website Romfea.gr says, cited by eu.greekreporter.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The decision, that is considered historic in the\u00a0Orthodox Church, specifies that a second marriage will not be allowed if the priest wishes to leave his wife and marry another woman.<\/p>\n<p>It is underlined that each case will be examined separately and the bishop of the priest\u2019s parish will be sending the specifics to be judged by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the wedding ceremony for the second marriage of priests will be different. Specifically, it will be with a simple prayer in a very close family circle.<\/p>\n<p>Within the next few days, an official letter with all details and directions will be sent to all competent parties by\u00a0Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Lefteris Pitarakis \/AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate has decided to allow a second marriage for Greek Orthodox priests in the event that they are widowed or abandoned by their wife, religious news website Romfea.gr says, cited by eu.greekreporter.com. The decision, that is considered historic in the\u00a0Orthodox Church, specifies that a second marriage will not be&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":205033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-autocephalous-orthodox-churches"],"better_featured_image":{"id":205033,"alt_text":"","caption":"FILE - In this early Sunday, April 16, 2017 file photo, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, leads the Easter Resurrection Service at the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey. The Russian hackers indicted by the U.S. special prosecutor in July 2018 have spent years trying to steal the private correspondence of some of the world\u2019s most senior Christian Orthodox figures, including top aides to Bartholomew, The Associated Press has found, illustrating the high stakes as Kiev and Moscow wrestle over the religious future of Ukraine. 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