Catechism of the Orthodox Christian Faith

Besides these, who are the superiors we must honor after parents, and like them?

Part III: On Love · On the Fifth Commandment

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Besides these, who are the superiors we must honor after parents, and like them?

Those who in the place of parents care for our education, teachers and masters of instruction; those who preserve us from disorder in society, the civil magistrates; those who protect us from wrong by the power of law, the judges; those entrusted with the defense of the public safety, military commanders; and, in the sphere of work, employers in relation to those who serve them.