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Because Bishop Karas is not our diocesan bishop. So we do not commemorate him. We only commemorate those who are proper bishops, those who are enthroned for a people. Bishop Youssef is the patriarch of SUS. Bishop Serapion is the patriarch of So…
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The obstacle is not the language. It is the persistent faulty reason that language causes an irreparable schism between youth and God. I want to say something that I think you will agree with me. The obstacle is a parish that shows lack of love and…
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This is in response to this post Rem, I really don't know what to say about your Coptenglish post. Please forgive me, but it sounds like this argument makes no sense at all. If we live in an Indian community, should we start speaking like this? I…
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He who has commanded us not to lie, shall much more Himself not lie; for nothing is impossible with God, except to lie. St. Clement of Rome, late first century
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I agree with Drew. It's by primacy of honor of the ordained order, and then age. So Metropoltian>Bishop>General Bishop And no, we don't commemorate HG Bishop Karas if he is not present in the parish. Simply because he is technically not "o…
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Thanks for the article by Fr. Stephen Freeman. I agree with his article in general, with one major exception: his criticism of scholasticism. I think it is a good tool when used appropriately, and our Coptic Church has been scholastic in her trad…
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where do these other formats come from? it seems google publishes this in more than one way
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lol...oh stop it...i'm blushing :P One of the things I do want to reiterate though. Your mentioning of titular dioceses that transcend time. I want to say that an Ignatian (or pre-Nicene) view of ecclesiology does not deny the eternal/eschatologic…
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I think my long post anticipated your short response ;)
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This is a message I shared with someone privately more than two years ago. I edited it to make it public: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rixR9vuomxeO97Js3ajbXJuv26UO40g3__-lpjmpIg0/pub I've gotten to the point where when one builds a certain l…
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I also want to add to the above post on Roman Catholic ecclesiology that imagining yourself in the place of Rome and seeing all the other ancient archdiocesan centers fall away into Islam also probably had an effect in seeing itself as the last bish…
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Alrighty, here's my response. I hope this lengthy response helps clarify my frustration with our ecclesiological practices today. But when you read this, I hope no one thinks I'm attacking any person who disagrees with me. I do enjoy this convers…
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That is true. Even when a person complains to the Pope who is already in a diocese, the Pope cannot do anything unless the person leaves the diocese or a council of bishops rule against the bishop. A general bishop at will can be moved by the Pope.
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Sorry, my post will be longer than thought, but I wanted to point out that a bunch of assumptions need to be disavowed. A presbyter is in fact a "sub-bishop" based on the ancient model. They take the Eucharist the bishop prays over and continues t…
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Ya, geographically, it looks like SK should be HG Bishop Mina. You guys already have a diocesan bishop. Is he not responding to calls or what?
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I have sinned, forgive me! I'm not sure if HG Bishop Karas is vicar for all of North America anymore. But just in case it's temporary, I would have thought that you talked to HH when he was in Canada with you guys. From what I understand, HH will …
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Dear Rem, Thank you for your post. You bring up important points. But before I reply, I wanted to ask some questions. 1. When were "titular bishops" created and why? 2. When were vicars and auxiliary bishops created? My reply will be, somewha…
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I noticed that the mobile version of this site does not allow me to report these posts. I also am unable to bold, underline, color, etc my posts either on my phone. All of this can only be done on a computer. Just wanted to let you know just in c…
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What's SK?
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What about SMSV? Did he mention anything about that parish?
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Well, my main issue is not so much where the bishop came from. Sometimes, you might get a bishop who knows very little English, but can be a very loving pastor to his flock with good spiritual and leadership qualities.
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From what I understand, they had no voting power though. They were no different than notable priests (like the 2 hegumens "numbered" in the Synod) or theologians allowed to attend Synodal meetings, or at best khouri-episcopos. The idea of general…
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Let us look steadfastly to the Father and Creator of the universe, and cleave to His mighty and surpassingly great gifts and benefactions of peace. Let us contemplate Him with our understanding, and look with the eyes of our soul to His long-sufferi…
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My point is this. I have a bit of sympathy for how the Papacy developed and took over the Metropolitanate of Cairo. While consistently, I would also prefer that he restore the Metropolitinate and return to Alexandria (or vice versa and make the bi…
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Reminds me of a quote in the movie 300, "It's just an eye. The gods so fit to grace me with a spare." lol
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I'm fine with him appeasing politicians, but not at the expense of keeping an ecclesiological aberration just to have a foothold in an area you're unable to visit. Don't keep areas you cannot visit as an extension of your diocese if you can't visit…
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If wisdom and vision means appeasing the political atmosphere over seeing those who you consider part of your "extended diocese", then it seems like the wisdom here is politicians are more important than the Church. Let's not be blind followers of "…
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We do need to have a serious discussion on ecclesiology, not just in our church, but in all churches. The EOs at least acknowledge the problem and are making it a deal to try to fix it. However, we as Copts seem numb to this problem. So long as o…
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I saw a site that said, "Zen Zion Coptic Orthodox Church"...it's neither Coptic nor Orthodox nor a Church really :P
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"But somehow I feel responding to a whole post is a little more natural than line by line rebuttal." I agree! That is something I try to do in my posts. I will quote line-by-line only if there's something specific in each line I want to address, bu…