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Question 52. Father your blessing!
Evangelos
Answer to Question 52. Dear Evangelos,
Strictly speaking and according to the canons of the
Church, marriage between an Orthodox and a Non Orthodox is not
permitted. The Church allows marriage between Orthodox and certain
Christian denominations such as Roman Catholic and Church of England
because it allows the “Economia” rule concerning Baptism. For centuries
after the Great Schism of 1054, some Orthodox Churches applied the
strict rule (“κατ’ ακρίβεια”) and insisted that those entering the
Orthodox Church or being married in the church with an Orthodox had to
be first Baptized an Orthodox. Others applied the “κατ' οικονομίαν” rule
which accepted the Baptism performed by heretical churches and the Non
Orthodox person could be received into the Orthodox Church only with the
anointing of Holy Myron or in the case of marriage remain with his/her
own church and marry in the Orthodox Church because his/her heretical
Baptism is recognized as a true baptism.
With love in Christ |
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