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Orthodox Monkhood
The monastic life points
the way to perfection. However, the whole Church is called to perfection.
All the faithful, both laymen and monks, are called to become perfect
following the divine example: "You, therefore, must be perfect, as
your heavenly Father is perfect". But while the monk affirms the
radical nature of the Christian life, the layman is content to regard
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