"nuances — Some Orthodox theologians accept the term; others reject it as an overly philosophical Western import. The mystery of the change is affirmed, the mechanism is not defined."

"the Holy Spirit came upon her, and the power of the Most High overshadowed her all-blameless womb"

"rejects — Orthodoxy honors Mary's sinlessness but rejects the specific mechanism of the Immaculate Conception. It presupposes Augustine's understanding of original sin, which Orthodoxy does not share."

• Apostolic SuccessionSTRONG
  Historic episcopate — tactile line of consecration from the apostles.
• Infant BaptismSTRONG
  Westminster XXVIII; Book of Concord SC IV; Council of Trent Session VII; Wesleyan Articles Art. XVII
• Marriage as one man and one womanSTRONG
  Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; historic universal Christian teaching.
• Perpetual Virginity of MarySTRONG
  Second Council of Constantinople (553); universal patristic reception
• Real PresenceSTRONG
  Trent; Book of Concord (sacramental union); Chrysostom liturgy; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII
• TheotokosSTRONG
  Council of Ephesus (431)

• Believer's Baptismstandard
  Baptism practiced once, infant primary (RCC Trent; Orthodox catechism)
• Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONG
  Romans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
• Immaculate ConceptionSTRONG
  Universal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
• TransubstantiationSTRONG
  Orthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
• Women in pastoral / ordained officeSTRONG
  1 Timothy 2:12; 1 Corinthians 14:34; historic apostolic practice.

• Assumption of Marystandard
  Orthodox celebrate the Dormition — similar substance, different theological framing (falling asleep, not immediate bodily assumption).
• Pacifism vs. just-warweak
  Default just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
• Permissibility of divorce and remarriagestandard
  Divorce permitted but with liturgical penance; up to three sacramental marriages allowed.