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Originally Posted by Ronzo
In reality, the original language points to the Bishop being at one with his wife. Not the husband of one wife. Oh how that changes the amount of men qualified for such a position.
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I'd like to see the support for this, Ron.
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If it truly meant the husband of one wife, you'd have to take it exactly literally and that means any man who has been married more than once, regardless of whether the first marriage was ended by death, could not be a Bishop.
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Considering that one definition of "one" is
first, it would be quite possible to interpret the passage to mean the "husband of his
first wife."