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Feminism

Faith Q&A › Metropolitan Youssef › The Church › Feminism

The question

Is our church a man-made construction and is it possible that it may have traditions that are socially constructed instead of divinely prescribed?

The answer

The rule is, if tradition contradicts the teachings of the Holy Bible then it is false tradition. We have to discern between teachings that are politically or socially motivated and those which are truly biblically based or received from the teachings of the early fathers who had been in direct contact with our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and or his disciples.

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