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+1 ophadece...I feel the Synod wasted its time on this when they could have made decisions on more vexing issues of Coptic lives, like give NJ a diocese :P I think a council of scholars of the Coptic language would be more appropriate for this type…
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In the same vein one can argue that the fasting and liturgical rules have been relaxed in the RCC because of centralized authority that liberalizes these practices without the consultation of a synod. I find it very odd that many Catholics merely "…
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Zoxsasi, The video you posted is exciting to watch, and amazing to know that even Muslims are speaking it. Has this been a generational thing, that is a retention of generations of Coptic language from both religions, or is this a revival of Coptic…
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I'm very confused on this whole situation, and I feel personally it's not much of a big issue for me, as the Church seems to have more vexing social needs. With that said however, didn't Fr. Shenouda Maher write like a 2000 page thesis on the pronun…
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We don't need to build on Maximus the Confessor, regardless of his theological acumen. Our very own St. Severus of Antioch and possibly St. Theodosius of Alexandria a century before Maximus wrote on the will of Christ in an OO context that, while ma…
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And yet there is always a vexing need to seek out the Vatican for views and decisions, rather than rely on one's own bishop in his/her diocese who can make decisions of ***equal*** (and that's the key issue here) authority. Are there other exampl…
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Fr. Moses Samaan was webmaster of Coptichymns. He now manages lacopts. If you can, try to see if you can get in touch with him to get updated on the status of moving the hymns. I would say though, he is a priest and so he probably has very little …
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Dear RomanNomad, I'm not sure if you still frequent the boards here. Sorry for my super super late response, but I hope to at least add some thought to the last post you wrote. First you asked "devil's advocate", which I think is a very good and th…
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Yes, that is true. He is of the few loud voices that does not represent the general trend of the dialogue. Nevertheless, I will say dialogue has been somewhat stagnant, not because of some sort of distrust and animosity, but because of various loc…
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Thank you! I stand corrected :)
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Ya I saw this a while back. This is out of resentment. I've spoken to some people on this former Coptic priest's case. He had issues with one of the bishops (take a good guess which), which lead to his suspension. He pleaded with many for him to …
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I'm not commenting on the video. Just the audio. We don't have any audio proof of how hymns were chanted except what is handed down. But since polyphonic is an ancient chant, one wonders if perhaps there has been Coptic hymns that might have been …
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Wow...it almost sounds natural...especially Golgotha...where can I hear the rest of this?
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Hopefully for the better
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I want to preface this by making sure you are not in a Muslim-dominated country because frankly, I rarely hear of any priest, Coptic or otherwise, who would be brave enough to baptize a Muslim. Only in countries where there is an open freedom of re…
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An Ahram article about the situation: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/151/125463/Egypt/Features/Egyptian-monks-faceoff-with-government,-Coptic-Chu.aspx
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I agree. I presented quotes from St. Athanasius and St. Cyril who are much more provocative in their language on how we partake of the divine nature. Theosis and theopoiesis makes no difference. The Cappadocians are just as much authoritative as th…
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Thank you! I was looking all over for that video.
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There is no such thing as an official declaration by a patriarch to condemn a specific action made. For St. Cyril's case, his sermons speak for what is ideal behavior, and in them you can see, ideally, he wouldn't support such violence. At the sam…
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There has been an effort in this with "Ancient Christian Commentaries Series" (ACCS). But there are some criticisms of the effort, especially with the choice of "fathers" in some areas. It's not my personal criticism however, as I still appreciate…
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And this is why Socrates' account is important if you read in between the lines. He doesn't put direct blame to St. Cyril or the Church as the ringleaders of violence, but as the shamed Church for having some members do these things. It's like hear…
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Wax mixed with wax is a Cyrillian analogy :)
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Memory eternal!
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Sorry, I edited my post and added a paragraph...lol
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Thank you for the correction! And yes, that's a good question, but it's something I need to ponder on. Many things keep me wondering at times because it's not just monks who are called to live a life of poverty, or at the very least a life not ensl…
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I listened to the shorter video and I also detected some strange inconsistencies as well. In 1969, it is well known that Abouna Matta al Maskeen began a very extreme ascetic life in Wadi el Rayan, and then went to Abu Maqar by the orders of St. Kyr…