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I know this isn't who you're looking for, but this is the reason why I asked. Bishop Severus ibn-Muqaffa (al Ashmumein) wrote a refutation against the Chalcedonian Patriarch Eutychius of Alexandria: https://archive.org/stream/patrologiaorien03pari#…
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He's a Chalcedonian patriarch of Constantinople. I'm pretty sure he's considered in a negative light historically. Come to think of it, the other Eutychius, Chalcedonian patriarch of Alexandria (because he's closer to home) is most definitely seen …
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There is more than one person in history named Eutychius? Which Eutychius and what class is this for? Why him?
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It's also important to note that the hymn "Xristos Anesti" says that Christ "conquered death by death". Thus, we too in Christ must also destroy death with death. Paradoxically, Christ's death is a life-giving death. So we too partake of the life…
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If we are promised a resurrection, then there is logically a death. If we are not supposed to die anymore because of Christ, then push the line a bit further, and you could say we are not supposed to hunger, or thirst, or feel cold, or feel hot, or…
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I on the other hand am a little skeptical of so-called honesty. If one understands the teaching of Christ, no mature person would be so bold to wish to have all the glory for himself, and to have people admire him. Christ teaches a harsh teaching:…
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I prefer that one does not "seek" to lead. True, it's not a bad thing to do, but I tend to find that seeking to lead tends to lose the choir aspect of worship as well as lead to distractions away from prayer. I used to stand with the leaders, and p…
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Lord, have mercy! Blessings of the Pascha week be with you!
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Upon further reading, it looks like this is a later addition to Coptic tradition, post-14th century.
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I saw this: http://tasbeha.org/community/index.php?p=/discussion/13164/judas-procession/p1 It seems to be significant to refute against any idea that Judas was necessary for salvation.
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lol
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I'm going to expand on this, but the crux of the argument made for allowing clerics to engage in politics depends on how one is defining "politics". To use a cleric to mediate peace between two nations I don't see as politics, but as service for pe…
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There are many other Orthodox Christians who disagree with that statement^^^
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"But cannot be blamed on or attributed to Cyril the Great." I never said he could be blamed for this tragic death, but he was caught between a rock and hard place on this issue. He felt he had to act against the injustice of Orestes, acting in a z…
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By principle as a clergyman, I think you should be held to a high standard and not show public endorsement to anyone. With that said, the cultural atmosphere presently allows at least this one exception, and it doesn't bother me much that HH is end…
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Yes, the violence caused by the Alexandrian Jewish community lead to their expulsion, but the expulsion in and of itself was not a peaceful one either. Christian mobs didn't go around telling Jews to pack their bags and leave. I have trouble belie…
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With that said, I think these days some Copts today are acting very inappropriately in the name of nationalism. A couple of weeks ago, I remember hearing a Coptic priest in publicly endorsing El Sisi mentioning how pretty and strong he is and how E…
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Dear Ioannes, The Jews were expelled not because they were spared the violence from Christian mobs, but because they were a huge part of the violence. The expulsion was a violent one, not a decree and exodus. They were very Salafi-like in their be…
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The same can be said about relics. Do we need the relics or icons to experience their blessings? :) But one can argue it's precisely the issue of holding dear to something historically important that had HH Pope Shenouda make this unnecessary and…
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"There is no one without sin, even if they lived one day." The longer one is separate from the grace of God, from the full presence of the Holy Spirit, the longer one becomes hit even with the stench of sin. Think of it this way. Even if one does …
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If I may offer a contemplation, God who is present everywhere at all times makes His presence intimately known in each and every one as if you were the only one He is united to. Before, He would offer His presence, but the first sin man partook of …
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Homily 1 in the book "On the Mother of God" by St. Jacob of Serug (I only gave the relevant passage, not the whole thing of course: Indeed, the Holy Spirit came to Mary,to let loose from her the former sentence of Eve and Adam.He sanctified her, pur…
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I agree with you on the issues of pacifism. Forgive me for being picky. When you say: "Remember I am not against him being a pacifist or teaching pacifism, I am against him teaching that the church teaches pacifism, it quite emphatically does not.…
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I haven't read his book. Whatever he writes in it concerning pacifism can be and should be quoted and refuted when need be, and I encourage you to do so. I have my reservations with him on his views of science, but I still am sensitive in helping …
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If you ever read the posts of a certain Coptic Catholic online, he seems to have some nuanced ideas about the immaculate conception. He finds that the "grace" given to the Theotokos at her conception is different than the one given to her in the An…
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And to be honest, Gebre at the time shared with our moderating team that he felt threatened by you. I don't know what exactly goes on in private messages between you and him, but could you in any way consider that your approach could be a bit more …
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And yet HH when correcting errors corrected errors and tried his best to avoid naming names. Surely you could have done that. Gebre has no influence over us in any way whatsoever. You can quote him without naming him. I think that's a better app…