The lack of a central organization has its pros and cons.

A Protestant Church can have a certain denomination on the sign, but without talking to the pastor you don’t really know what doctrines are actually taught in the church.

That is one thing I admire about orthodox and Catholics. Doctrines are supposed to be the same worldwide.

definitely don't agree with gay weddings and gay church leaders

but where in the bible does it say women pastors are wrong?

I think it’s Timothy. It’s the part about the requirements for deacons.

That usually translates to the same requirements for priests/pastors as well.

Then we have numerous times it’s explained that men are supposed to be the head/ruler.

Then the other New Testament part that gets most modern feminist educated women upset, women are to be subservient to their husbands. So another example of women not being in charge.

@Deleted User Women in orthodox arent allowed to place their foot inside the holy places of the churches nor are allowed to our sacred monasteries

@Andrules Orthodoxy is a decentralized church but we dont have such problems

I know you don’t have a pope, but don’t you have some sort of council or organized group that makes doctrinal decisions for the Orthodox Church?

the penticostals have the Penticostal Holiness Church as an organization who makes decisions

and also our church is sponsored by Global University which teaches theology and biblical greek

Aren’t there multiple Pentecostal organizations? I know there are for most other Protestant denominations.

oh heck

well that's the one we have

probably a branch to a bigger organization which makes the actual decisions

@Andrules

Since you’re in Malta... might bee too small to have that many different groups, but I’m just guessing here.

yeah its only Pentecostal holiness church here

idk about worldwide organizations

Can you post the link? @Deleted User

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church_organization

scroll down for church governance and jurisdiction

Thanks.

if you want a more in-depth analysis I can send you one

Screenshots don’t always do well on the phone 🤣

true, I forgot you aren't on pc 😛

They work okay when I take them and crop everything around. Desktop likes to make it huge, then discord compresses the image. So it gets all fuzzy when I try to zoom in.

I'll send you in pm a more in-depth analysis of how orthodoxy is structured

👍🏻

So there’s 15 bishops?

Or does every worship center have a bishop?

Pretty sure they have more than that

We have thousands

@Andrules Kinda a lot as they do have different ranks

Yeah and a bishop reigns over a diocese. Which is several parishes. Referring to rags on Catholics.

It's just that its bishop has authority only in his church and not the others

So they have authority only in their own jurisdiction

Same here