Insaanistan wrote:Punished UMN wrote:The priest acts in persona christi, that is, as a symbol of the person of Christ, calling down the holy spirit which proceeds from the Father, to consecrate the Eucharist, all of these actors are male, and the Spirit's procession from the Father, and Christ's begetting from the Father, are male actions. Because of the symbolism involved, the priest has to be male in order to act in this role, because the priesthood is fundamentally symbolic. This is why eunuchs and even men who have had medically necessary surgery which has altered their reproductive system cannot be priests, among other restrictions.
But Jesus (peace be upon him) would not have been begotten were it not for Mary (May God be pleased with her).
Yeah, I don't think you have to tell an Orthodox Christian how important Mary is.
It'd be pretty much the same as telling a Catholic how important Mary is.