As in other orthodox traditions, Ethiopian monasteries can be divided into coenobitic communities that favour communal life, and those that emphasize the idiorrhythmic or individual ascetic way of life. They also hold it to be a Sin to eat Hare or Swines Flesh, or any of the Meats prohibited by the Mosaical Law, which Law was abolished by the Death of Christ, and is contrary to what he has commanded in his Gospel. Taught during the 2nd and 3rd centuries, Tertullian, who was converted to Christianity in or , was said to be its leader. He opposed the tyranny of the clergy and denounced the sale of indulgences. Most Blessed Father,.
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