Stosunek Kościoła prawosławnego wobec osób żyjących w związkach pozamałżeńskich
The attitude of the Orthodox Church towards people living in extra-marital relationships
Author(s): Marek ŁawreszukSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Orthodox Church; theology; extra-marital relationships; sacramental marriage; informal relationships;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to show the attitude of the Orthodox Church towards extra-marital relationships. This approach is based on two pillars of the Church: theology and Canon Law, where the latter is subordinate to the first. In the Orthodox Church the sacrament of marriage is neither a contract nor a promise, but it is the beginning of a new community that orthodox theology describes as a Little Church. Just as Christians cannot live outside the community and truly be Christians, neither can a believing husband or wife, living without the sacramental marriage, be a true Christian family.
Journal: Miscellanea Historico-Iuridica
- Issue Year: 13/2014
- Issue No: 2(2)
- Page Range: 139-148
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Polish