tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post8481472412811910374..comments2023-12-28T14:51:34.281-05:00Comments on Notes on Arab Orthodoxy: Statement of the Arab Orthodox Clergy of Jerusalem on Reforming the PatriarchateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post-34693023637895427912014-07-28T10:04:45.824-04:002014-07-28T10:04:45.824-04:00The Jordanian law of 1958 pertained to the structu...The Jordanian law of 1958 pertained to the structure of dioceses, lay involvement in the management of church assets, and the creation of a seminary in Jordan, as well as the requirement that all bishops in the patriarchate hold Jordanian nationality. <br /><br />I'm not sure about the details of personal status canons. In most countries where civil marriage and divorce do not exist (including Lebanon), church courts are prone to temptations to corruption. Samn!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14142811721903345946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7687886961771238263.post-22481941384435528872014-07-28T07:48:46.668-04:002014-07-28T07:48:46.668-04:00"Implementing the Jordanian law pertaining to..."Implementing the Jordanian law pertaining to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, law number 27 of 1958 and acting according to it immediately, especially as regards forming the Mixed Committee." What did this law entail?<br /><br />"...modernizing the canon on personal status." What do they mean by this?Jon Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906335382429497204noreply@blogger.com