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I will add: our priesthood is real and it is a beacon to what ministry is. I love our priests. They are good men with good hearts. They sacrifice and they care as good fathers. They are not trying to sell church lands for their profit, and they…
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Our Pope and Bishops are wonderful, I place their shoes on my head (as the Egyptian idiom goes). I agree with the blood boiling. It makes my blood curdle.
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Even when you go to Old Cairo, to the church of St. George (the round), they fly the flag of Greece at the top. They do not fly the Egyptian flag, which expounds at the fact that the nationalism and empire is more important than religious. Not to …
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Zoxsasi, BTW, I'm not crazy, just eccentric.
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I'm sick of that word. I see it in encyclopedias, books, textbooks, papers, writings. It makes me want to puke.
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Yes dear.
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And another thing, Rome and Constantinople ganged up on Alexandria, and in the end they hated and attacked each other. Because of their pettiness, the empire fell, the Arab-Islamic tide took over the Middle East, Africa, and almost all of Europe.
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I put the false label and characterization of Monophysitism on the CoC as being no different than the false accusations put forward in the accusations put forth against Our Lord: 'he cured on the sabbath', 'he said that he is the Son of God', 'he s…
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I amazed that the entire bastion of the EO bows to the will of monks on Mt. Athos. Last I remember the hierarchy is set-up with the bishops at the top. Their own Patriarch is trying to remove a good portion, with the help of the Greek Government, …
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Let's not forget that St. Athanasius and St. Cyril, both Coptics, saved the world from going into heresy. Let us not forget the person of Nestorius. Athanasius, at 18 yrs old, was able to teach the world. Last Sunday was his feast day, God's Bles…
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If we say we are not monophysite, and declare Eutychus and his teachings heretical, then how can we be called monophysite? The term is being used against us by jealous rivals to try to elevate their positions. My feeling: keep your positions, and …
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The issues have been hashed and rehashed over the centuries. Rapprochment has been played with and nothing happens. One of two things has to happen: either the Almighty knocks sense into the situation, or the grammar school mentality has to end. W…
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Clay, My comment about giving the world Christianity relates to: 1. We established the example of hierarchy 2. The Holy Bible 3. Divine Liturgy/Anaphora 4. The Catechetical School 5. The Creed 6. The formulation of the Seven Sacraments. 7. …
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Did I forget to mention the historical idiom: "The Holy Roman Empire". It was not: holy, roman, nor an empire. The Ecumenical Patriarch's entrance processional chants are for the emperor, since the Ecumenical Patriarch, is considered the custodi…
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Jealousy factor is intertwined with the pride factor. You cannot separate. The root of all sins is pride. It is really like childrens saying: "My daddy knows more than your daddy. My daddy can beat your daddy up." For the RCC, they think they …
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Zoxasi, Here is a little summarized timeline: Caesar, Emperor, Western Emperor, Eastern Emperor, Kaiser, Tsar. This explains the non-sensical attitude of the claims against the Coptic Orthodox Church. We never had an emperor, they did, and are t…
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I thank God I was born into a Coptic Orthodox family. I was baptized, and I enjoy the Holy Sacraments (Mysteries) as much as I can. I thank God.
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Didn't see the Armenians and the Syrians in the pictures.
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jibrahim23, I guess I lost track of which Abouna you were talking about. I guess you meant Abouna Antonious Tanious, who is different from Abouna Antonious Makaryus of St. Mary in Queens. Chalk it up to confusion in reference. For some reason I …
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You do not just teach the hymn, you have to teach the prayer that is hymned (chanted).
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Send minagir a P.M., he'll set you up.
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If there are "toll houses", does that mean that there is an "E-Z Pass"?
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My cut on the story: "Do not compromise yourself for the wiles of a tramp." Do not let your hormones lead you. Let your heart and soul be guided by God.
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Jibrahim23 I LOVE ABOUNA ANTONIOUS! One of the most blessed priests ever. He was taught everything he knows from Abouna Bishoy Demetrious in East Brunswick, NJ (The Priest who passed away and the Pope came and everything). Yeah Abouna Antonious is a…
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Don't forget the Feds. You can go to jail for this issue.
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Here is a thought: Who are the two people present at your conception?
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Actually, it was published in Africa not in the United States. In Kenya. In that specter of time, there wasn't much translated. I was actually with your point. I'm just hoping that people get involved, and work on things. It is good to mobilize…
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Just do it, and present it for argument and editing. I translated the Liturgy of St. Gregory when I was 17, sent to Bishop Antonius Markos in Africa, he revised it and it went into use. I sent footnotes and explanations, and takes in the English L…
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Hey Admins, You will notice that three of the accounts logged in now, are fake.
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That's exactly how I feel! It is my favorite chant in the Anaphora (proper). It is glorious! [Especially in the Arabic]. JG, you are right on. You are a man of discerning taste.