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The Gemara asks, if a “petzuah daka” Kohen marries a convert’s daughter, may she eat terumah on his account?
Two issues are at play here. A regular Kohen cannot marry a giyores, and a petzuah daka cannot marry a standard woman.
As the Gemara spells out, a Kohen with such a disability may be devoid of his kedusha and thus can marry a convert.
Secondly, geirim are not included in the regular prohibition of marrying a petzuah daka. What about other laws of Kohanim?
Is a petzuah daka excluded from all of them, or only that he can marry a giyores?
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