Just as Episcopalian and Anglican Catholic Priests and Monks are allowed to marry; likewise, so do Papas, the Arberesh Priests of Contessa Entellina’s Byzantine Church.
As far as the topic of “obedience” to the “Roman” Catholic Church is concerned, I’m choosing not to discuss that ( :
The second correction in the following video is that Scanderbeg died of influenza.
Neither I, nor we produced the following video, but it does show some of the nice traditional clothing styles ( :
We must do our duty to preserve storied illustrations of the greatness that is in our blood.
Anyone wishing to appear in video here to tell a story or be interviewed simply need contact me to tell a story of our ancestry that has been past down to you or of one of your ancestors or relatives. Just ask someone who I am at an event; if you see a videographer, I am he.
One story I overheard at my very first Contessa event at the tomb was of the men encircling the women as they all walked to relocate.
Brought to you by:
Justin Lance Schiro, Married Monastic
Contessa Entellina Society Historian
Double Eagle Award Winner 2015