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What things in general have been brought with time into the Eastern Orthodox Church that the main stream protestant Christianity considers as not being able to be traced back to the times of the church of the first century?

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I apologize, but I don't really understand the question. I thought I did, but the response given doesn't relate as I thought I understood it. Please clarify. – Dan O'Day Mar 21 '12 at 10:15
@DanO'Day - My question is about what kind of things the main-stream protestantism sees as new in the today's Eastern Orthodox Church. We know, for example, that the "Sola Scriptura" principle that was put forth by the Protestants has been deemed as something new by both the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Churches (meaning that originally there was no such thing as "Sola Scriptura" in the early Church of the time of the 12 apostles). So, here is the question about some such new things (as Protestant would deem them) in the Eastern Orthodox Church today. – brilliant Mar 21 '12 at 11:37
Ahh, I see. Thanks for the clarification! – Dan O'Day Mar 23 '12 at 14:13

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Separation of layperson from clergy would be a big one in my book, and for that matter formal recognition of sainthood. To many protestants, if you're not a saint you're not a christian, because all christians have been sanctified by the blood of Jesus. The two states are inseparable. Part of this would be that most protestants also reject the divinity of Mary.

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"protestants also reject the divinity of Mary" - Do the Orthodox recognize the divinity of Mary? – brilliant Mar 19 '12 at 17:17
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What is the "formal recognition of sainthood" in your answer? Can you, please, elaborate? – brilliant Mar 19 '12 at 17:20
@brilliant that's a good question, I'm pretty sure the answer is no. – Peter Turner Mar 19 '12 at 17:50
Orthodox believe that Mary, as a human being, could have sinned but chose not to. In Roman Catholic understanding, Mary is exempted from the guilt of original sin (Orthodox do not accept that humans share the guilt of the first sin but, rather, only the consequences) before all eternity, and thus could not have sinned. Jesus Christ is Mary's Savior, as well as ours, as testified in her own statement in Luke (the Magnificat). If Mary had been "sin-proof" from all eternity, Orthodox would argue as to why she would need a Savior. Mary is the new Eve who said yes to God where the first Eve said no – Dan O'Day Mar 21 '12 at 10:12

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