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Sep 3, 1990 · The Orthodox Church does not believe in purgatory (a place of purging), that is the intermediate state after death in which the souls of the saved (those who have not received temporal punishment for their sins) are purified of all taint preparatory to entering into Heaven, where every soul is perfect and fit to see God.
The Eastern Orthodox Church believes death and the separation of body and soul to be unnatural—a result of the Fall of Man. They also hold that the congregation of the church comprises both the living and the dead. All persons currently in heaven are considered to be saints, whether their names are known or not. There are, however, those ...
Eastern Orthodoxy*. Euthanasia / ethics*. Humans. Life Support Care / ethics*. Pain. Terminally Ill. Theology*. This article addresses death as a biological event and attempts to approach it as a mystery within the light of the Orthodox Christian theology and tradition.
- Nikolaou Hatzinikolaou
- 2003
The Orthodox Church in America. The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America (OCA), the local autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”
It is of interest that the Prayer book of the Eastern Orthodox Church includes a whole service devoted to those in the process of dying. In the case of the individual whose death is prolonged and attended by much "struggling to die," the key sentence in the prayer calls upon God to
May 10, 2024 · Damaged in war, a vibrant church in Ukraine rises as a symbol of the country's faith and culture. Eastern Orthodoxy, one of the three major doctrinal and jurisdictional groups of Christianity. It is characterized by its continuity with the apostolic church, its liturgy, and its territorial churches. Its adherents live mainly in the Balkans, the ...
To prepare teens to make decisions concerning life and death issues such as euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment and suicide based upon the spiritual teachings of the Orthodox faith. 2. To provide participants a working knowledge of the Church's teachings on these contemporary issues.
