When brothers dwell in unity

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"In the world of early Byzantine Christianity, monastic rules acknowledged but discouraged the homosexual impulses of adult males. Canonical prohibitions of anal sex distinguish among eight possible sexual pairings, the most offensive being a husband-wife, the least offensive being two unrelated males. Other forms of male-male sex were considered little more than masturbation"--

subjects: Religious life and customs,  Homosexuality,  Church history,  History,  Sex,  Monastic and religious life,  Christianity,  Homosexuality, religious aspects, christianity,  Christian life, early church, ca. 30-600,  Christian life, middle ages, 600-1500,  Byzantine empire, religion,  Religious aspects

Places: Byzantine Empire