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besides teaching and leading the
church within the limits of his
responsibility.
10. The Results of exaggeration
in offering rights to women
outside the boundary of biblical
teachings:

We observe that the world
rushes rashly in modifying
biblical teachings to an extent
that those defenders of the
rights of women are trying to
imply femininity to the name of
God Himself and forbidding
words like our father or your
heavenly Father. Thus, altering
the Holy Bible in many subjects
concerning the Divine
hypostaseis and their relation to
one another, i.e the relation of
the Son to the Heavenly Father.
Some points affect the
redemption and atonement of
Christ and His Spiritual
Fatherhood as an archpriest.
11. Practical obstacles:
There are practical obstacles to
women during intervals of
pregnancy, giving birth and
nursing, of which the female
employees usually take extensive
leave from their employment.
Being occupied in priestly work
may cause complete negligence

in the role of a housewife and in
rearing of children Pope
Shenouda The opinion of the
Orthodox Church in regards to
the Priesthood of women
Conference of Lambeth for the
Anglicans in England in year
1988 from the official website
of Bishop Bishoy
http://www.metroplitbishoy.org/arabic/dialogues.ht
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