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"Full" Deacons in the Coptic Orthodox Church

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Severian:
I have been told that a full Deacon in the Coptic Church can serve the blood, but not the Body*.  Also, that they wear black vestments and have no employment outside the Church, like Priests. Why are full Deacons in the Coptic parishes so rare (at least in the US)?

*Why is this the case? Why the one and not the other?

qawe:
I think they serve the blood because serving the blood does not involve physically touching our Lord.
Of course, the priest must touch the body to serve it.

I Believe:
Well this is a coincidence...my church just ordained an Archdeacon this past weekend. I think it's mainly because in the U.S. we ordain more priests because the service here is a little bit more different than Egypt. Diakon/Archdiakons have different responsibilities than a priest. A priest deals with people more 1-on-1 because he takes confession, he is a spiritual father, and so on. The diakon/archdiakon can be spiritual fathers but they can't take confession.

Severian:
^They wear headgear during the Liturgy, don't they?

Severian:
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