On balance, Orthodox Christians favor their church’s prohibition on female priests

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Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century

On balance, Orthodox Christians favor their church’s prohibition on female priests

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Orthodox Christianity in the 21st Century
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On balance, Orthodox Christians favor their church’s prohibition on female priests
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A century ago, all three major branches of Christianity were concentrated in Europe. That is still the case for Orthodox Christians, but not Protestants and Catholics % of each group living in each region, 1910 and 2010
Relatively low shares of Orthodox and Catholics favor Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism being in communion

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