Funny, I had a similar conversation with my Partner in Torah. I pointed out that by the standards of the Torah, most of today’s Kohanim wouldn’t be able to do the avodah. A Kohen who is left-handed or wears glasses wouldn’t qualify. That seems to have mollified him — it’s one thing to discriminate against the handicapped, but it’s more PC to have rules. Of course, not being able to do the avodah didn’t mean they couldn’t participate in other Kohanic activities (such as eating the sacrificial foods, deworming the wood, etc.)
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