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Re:Why Koreans ask what year you were born by thyristan on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @05:29PM (#44252012)
Are you certain that Brother Mike wasn't a monk as well, so in a religious context "Brother Mike" was his only proper name?
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Re:Why Koreans ask what year you were born by Ichthypresbyter on Thursday June 12, 2025 @08:23AM (#44256932)
AIUI a Catholic monk who is also an ordained priest is addressed as Father not Brother (certainly this is true of the Dominicans I've met).

I think this is also true for Orthodox monks.

I'm not sure if there's a Christian denomination that has pastors who aren't priests, and also has monks. So this sounds to me more like a situation where all fellow members of the church are addressed as Brother/Sister.

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