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My condolences. May his memory be eternal in the Lord.
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I always learn something new everytime. That's why I love forums at times. ;)
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Thank you for that. HG Bishop Raphael makes an interest point about maleness I have not heard yet. Usually the argument has a more social aspect to it. Catholics would say males need to learn to be leaders and to become self-sacrificial because t…
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I highly doubt then that these Christians see Christ as God made flesh coming for the salvation and illumination of all mankind, of all His creation. At best, it might be a Nestorian-esque Christ. Christ is married to the Church, and not to one …
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Unless they take the marriage to mean His Church, then ya, I can understand. But I will not take seriously anyone who says Christ was physically married to one woman.
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Christ's "maleness" is half the story I think. The theology of the maleness of Christ has been highly developed in the Roman Catholic church. We have yet to find if this is true in our own tradition as it is in the RC tradition. At the very least…
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Dear Rem, Thank you for the post. Let me put your questions another way, the way we see it practiced today. Do we really need altar servers? Can't just the bishop or presbyter be in the altar alone and do everything by himself while we hymn to Go…
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There is one thing that I suppose needs to be recognized. This is perhaps our first "media" Pope, in that being that we listen to everything he writes or says in our hyper-mediafied age, we are bound to pick up the problems and mistakes His Holines…
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Seb7a is the Arabic word for prayer beads. HH Pope Tawadros compared all the denominations of Christians in the world as prayer beads on a string, where each bead stands on its own, but when put together, can give us a good picture of unity in the …
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Hi Rem, No, it's clear that only bishops or presbyters could anoint the head, and the female deacon would anoint the rest of the joints of the woman. As Mina mentioned, it is out of decency. The same thing with the Eucharist. The female deaconess…
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The first episode was very controversial for its ecclesiological statements. Was that the one where HH used the 'seb7a' analogy in relation to heterodox churches and affirmed a Roman Catholic understanding of the papacy? Not sure about the papacy p…
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Is it called the "problems of the people" or something like that? I thought it was three laypeople interviewing the Pope in different episodes. The first episode was very controversial for its ecclesiological statements. I don't know if he is sti…
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Hello, Personally, I am blessed to live not less than two block from the nearest Dunkin' Donuts. Because everybody knows Dunkin' Donuts coffee is the best, yeah? Unfortunately, this is not the case. The entire Coptic Corner App (FULL Edition) fo…
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Um.. +1
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Ah, I see. I'll let RO answer, but I suspect he meant strict legalisms and rituals for the sake of being legalistic and ritualistic.
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Removing the pagan mythical beings is evidence that the Catholic school (and myself) are not indulging in any masquerade. The issue here is not that these holidays have had a mythical or pagan origin. This is where I differ from Bishop Youssef's mes…
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In East Brunswick, that's a different story. I hated the Starbucks there because I couldn't study without the occasional saying hi to a random Copt. :P So the answer is yes, some Copts do in fact hang out at coffee shops like Starbucks (or the DD n…
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I know this is addressed to RO, but I'm personally confused at the question? Could you perhaps restate it?
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I don't mind epouro. I love epouro! I'll teach my kids that! ;)
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I also second baempi's practicality on the issue. The "mask theology" I'm reading is a first to me. Children from young age act out in certain manners. Whether a physical mask or engaging in play roles, it makes no psychological difference. I ca…
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I read that article. There's so many problems with that article by HG Bishop Youssef, it looks like as if it was influenced by chick.com theology. For instance, Halloween derived from "Sa-ween" is very sloppy research. But it's forgiven. Hopefull…
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I'm trying to read and reread it to make sure I haven't made a mistake in my reading of it. Haha mina ;) ;)
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ummm...which article did you read exactly? John Sanidopolous would probably tell you, "she's not stupid, and you did nothing wrong". There's nothing to be upset about.
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I'm confused as to the tone of your message. I'm trying to read and reread it to make sure I haven't made a mistake in my reading of it. In any case, I will say this. I support the general tone of John Sanidopolous' research and message about Hall…
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Oh, then my apologies CopticStrength. I misread that and I ask you to forgive me. Mina
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My dear friend, What are going to get out of saying Abouna told you No after reading the answers here? If Abouna told you No, don't do it. That's all I can tell you. Forgive me
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I hope you don't take this the wrong way. But if you are an adult, then I pity you. If Abouna texted the answer to you when you were a teen, that is understandable.
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Look, I agree with what people have said here, that do not be bogged down by folklore theology. Eucharistic piety, like avoiding spitting and keeping Sunday holy is good (and swimming is about keeping Sunday holy, not about avoiding spitting; if so…
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"Homosexuals and homophobes" Don't you think that's a bit of a generalization? Does the opposition to homosexual acts, calling them as what has been for centuries traditionally called make one a homophobe, or one who is true to him/herself on what …
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I think the argument is not so much whether homosexuality is a sin or not, but the pastoral approach towards it. Ray agrees it's a sin, but there have been ways of dealing with it that did more harm than good for them.