Concerning Monastic Vows – part 45
These older widows had promised to not remarry so that they could receive assistance from the church. Remarrying was seen as breaking that “oath”—the same word translated ...
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read moreThese older widows had promised to not remarry so that they could receive assistance from the church. Remarrying was seen as breaking that “oath”—the same word translated ...
It is clear enough from the context that these widows whom Paul spoke of were simply women the Church supported unless they remarried.
We need all the help we can get. No one would deny this to be true. But if the help obscures Christ, it is not help; it is a great evil.
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