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I understand one of the reasons of the delay is his upcoming back surgery. If it's going to be a very serious surgery from what I studied, and not a simple procedure, then I can understand the delay will be much longer, and he probably will not be …
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@minatasgeel Thank you. I just found it a bit odd that if this was an olive branch, it’s a strange one to give and there had to be a more vexing reason.
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First comparison: His words is always true ONLY if he speaks “ex cathedra”. That last distinction is important. Now if you ask me what that means, I tried understanding it and I have yet to know. It’s sort of the loophole in Catholic theology th…
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In our common history, Rome did have a sense of respect among other patriarchs. But they did not have jurisdictional or dogmatic authority over the world’s churches. That’s what we mean by “first among equals”. Still though, Rome had her own auth…
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Pope Kyrillos the fourth? Is that why all the priests were summoned to Egypt, or were there other things on the Pope’s agenda mentioned?
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Awesome stuff Ramez...you are a gem
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Interesting stuff...thank you! This would make for good future research to compare and contrast the ancient church practices along the line of Oriental Orthodoxy.
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I’m confused about the canon of Pope Cyril II and how it was connected to Pope Christodolous’ canon. Was there something wrong before the ban against women baking? Was this the first time women were banned?
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Couldn’t consecrated (mukarasa) females also bake the prosphora?
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When you think you don't have God, that's when you have Him the most. Don't despair, keep fighting, keep praying. It's never easy. These are your stormiest moments, but the patience you bear will bear fruit. Don't stop praying.
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Sometimes, less is more ;)
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1. non-Chalcedonians claim this letter supports their idea that Cyril would have been a non-Chalcedonian2. non-Chalcedonians do not reject the letter3. it's authentic
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Hi Mabsoota...there is a phone number provided in this thread: http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/index.php?topic=66072.0 The website associated with it no longer exists it seems, but give the number a try. Maybe it works
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we have been holding official councils among each side's most elite theologians since the 1960s. Agreements have been signed, but this needs to convert into the rest of the Churches on either side, which is yet to happen. So a grass roots level of…
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I agree that I didn't find anything in the fathers about God pouring His wrath on Christ, or Christ bringing satisfaction to the infinite or unlimited God because of infinite or unlimited sin. At the same time, I agree there is some juridical langu…
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Okay Mike, Do you believe Jesus is God? Then you are isolating Muslims and Jews and causing them to perish. Do you believe in the Trinity as the one true God? Then you are isolating Hindus causing them to perish. Where do you draw the line Mike? …
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Mike, it's up to you. You are a free young man who can reject the Church's teachings if you want to. But that comes with its own consequences. Also acting rebellious against certain teachings does not bode well with you, a sign of lack of maturit…
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Thank you for the links. I'm pretty sure I won't be surprised if he won't be happy, but I think his research is not the end-all-be-all on accurate pronunciation, as far as I'm aware. Language and accents evolve overtime in any language (do a youtub…
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Yea, is there an actual text in Coptic somewhere? The transliteration sounds like Fr. Shenouda's way of pronouncing it, which I'm not saying is wrong, but I'm having trouble just reading it. If he recorded this somewhere also, I'd be interested to…
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@Girgisantony What will happen to your personal Orthodox faith if the allegations are true? Will you lose your faith? Or will you be the one who will try to help everyone's faith in the Orthodox Church around you to be stronger despite the fallibi…
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There are very few people in the world who are privy to the type of information you are asking for, none of which I bet you post on online fora. But if you ever find out the answer, ask the same person about what happened in Area 51, if there were a…
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@babros, I'm going to repeat what I last wrote: Do you want to be an Orthodox Christian ONLY because you want to get married to a Coptic girl? Or are you truly finding yourself believing in the faith of Orthodoxy? Please be honest. If you're ig…
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St. Paisios did not tell people I saw Christ. Witnesses around him saw it. Orthodoxy (and Catholicism I hope) is against any self-witnessing. Furthermore, these saints lived lives of poverty. I encourage you to look up the author of this book an…
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Don't ever buy from or trust an author who turns church into a business. Reading these books will probably send you to hell and have you face to face with Satan...."guaranteed" This man does not serve God or Christ, but money. Furthermore, if you…
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Babros, Do you want to be an Orthodox Christian ONLY because you want to get married to a Coptic girl? Or are you truly finding yourself believing in the faith of Orthodoxy? Please be honest.
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1. No, not really. It is strictly something a few Copts may be engaged in in certain pockets of Upper Egypt, but that's it. The assumption made in analogy to Hebrew would have to mean that Copts are a huge majority, which is not the case. One wa…
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There's a couple of factors: 1. Aging of the bishops, priests, and theologians involved in the discussion. A new generation is very hard to develop to pick up the slack. If you look at HH Pope Shenouda for example, the last ten years of his papac…
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Calm down Nicholas...no need to throw names at people. We are here having a discussion and correcting ideas.
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We shouldn't be anti-scholasticism, but as should be cautious with the weaknesses of scholasticism as well, which desires to be over-analytical in theology, and not embrace unanswerable or indescribable mystery that should be mostly describable to w…
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Well, your anti-Catholicism is very one-sided and a product of your own upbringing and bias. As someone who continues to read history, while those areas of Roman Catholic history are shameful, I have eventually seen history in a very humbling light…