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Treatise on the Married Episcopate

March 02, 2026

by Denis M. Garrison In the Orthodox Church in the New World, since early in the twentieth century, the concept of the married episcopate has been an important and urgent issue. The question has arisen with increasing frequency and force: Is it allowable to elect and consecrate married Priests to

S. Augustine and sexuality

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November 23, 2025

This article is the section on Augustine’s doctrine regarding sexuality that was omitted from the final version of my book *Married Priests in the Middle Ages* (Claudiana, 2000) as a digression to be developed separately. In the Italian context, it is the only book describing the origin of mandatory

On Clerical Marriage and Paternity

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April 29, 2017

Question: Does life agree with nature or not? Answer: If life agrees with nature and never rejects it, also nature agrees with life. God said to mankind: Grow and multiply; therefore also priests since they are human beings, come to maturity owing to that blessing. If it lets them grow up