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**Shiplyopidomi** · 01-03-2009, 06:20 AM

I have a question: What if your spiritual father is someone other than your parish priest?

Say, for example, an Athonite Elder or an Optina Elder?

What if they are your spiritual father, does the parish priest still have the right to lay an epitimia upon this individual?

RJM

01-03-2009, 06:20 AM	#14
Shiplyopidomi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 477 Senior Member	I have a question: What if your spiritual father is someone other than your parish priest? Say, for example, an Athonite Elder or an Optina Elder? What if they are your spiritual father, does the parish priest still have the right to lay an epitimia upon this individual? RJM
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