[Rytwyng]

Celibate priesthoods don't reproduce -- they recruit! Semenaries... er, seminaries... are running short of young men and are desperately seeking to persuade your sons to forsake the path of marriage and family, and embrace their priestly lifestyle! /sarcasm>

In all fairness, though, we Protestants have similar sexual problems, plus financial scandals too. *sigh* I've been tempted to join the Orthodox -- it would be nice to be part of a church that doesn't end up in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

[Travis McGee]

It's a plague on all our Houses.

[Rytwyng]

On sober reflection I regret this foolish wordplay from my earlier post: "Semenaries"... Conscience wouldn't leave me at peace. Apologies to all. Moderator, please feel free to remove that post.

[The_Reader_David]

"...tempted to join the Orthodox"? Well, you'll be welcomed if you do! (Lately the only 'bad' press we've been getting has come from our stalwart monks and Patriarch Alexii of Moscow not wanting papal visits, and Patriarch Teocist of Romania refusing to greet the homosexual American ambassador.)

[stands2reason]

I don't know from orthodox...but I was raised Church of Christ and I promise you won't see gays or women in postions of leadership over men there. Of course, Church of Christ is a denomination I'd consider orthodox anyway; that is, if it goes against the Word, you don't do it! Each church is independent--there's no political collectives like in other denominations. No voting on what your church is going to believe, which is good.

Now, they don't cotton to much ceremony; no fancy robes, no choirs or organs or rock bands, but you get a church that's filled with the Spirit and love of the Lord and you don't need all of that.