Orthodox Christians generally hold that homosexual attraction is not sinful in itself because it is a temptation, but homosexual acts are sins because the will conciously gives in to the temptation. Because of this, the Orthodox Church cannot not bless or condone homosexual behavior in any manner. The options for the homosexual Christian in this regard are the same as every other Christian's--[[marriage]] or [[celibacy]]. Some scholars have attempted to make a third way by suggesting that [[adelphopoeisis]] was a version of marriage, but the majority of Orthodox reject that notion on theological and historical grounds.