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But Constantinople was never under Islamic control in this period. It was not defeated until 1453. We are talking about between the 7th and 10th centuries. It is also the case that the present Greek liturgical practices were all introduced into the…
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There are hardly any Greeks in Egypt. I would imagine that they felt that it was less of an issue. There are lots of places with warm weather and the elements of the eucharist do not rot when they are reserved. And it had not seemed to be a proble…
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I don't see that the two are unconnected. Clearly the practice diminished as the Islamic conquest became an occupation. The very scale of the iconostasis seems to point to a defensive attitude, and when I visited Cairo it was said to me that it was …
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imikhail, that is not quite true. It is a fact that all of the Orthodox Churches in the Middle East used to celebrate the Pre-Sanctified Liturgy and have now ceased to do so. The Armenians had a PS Liturgy, the Syrians had a PS Liturgy and the Copt…
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Let me also post another important and significant statement. This is the instruction of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, June 6th, 2009. The Holy Synod agreed to the following recommendations :- i. Banning all closed and private mee…
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I am a programmer too. Captcha was cracked a long time ago... In February 2008 it was reported that spammers had achieved a success rate of 30% to 35%, using a bot, in responding to CAPTCHAs for Microsoft's Live Mail service and a success rate of…
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I think it is also necessary to listen carefully to what His Holiness has written about protestantism.. We, as a traditional and conservative Church, maintain the Apostolic Faith that was once entrusted to us by the saints (Jude 1-3). We do not int…
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Thanks for your concern John. I don't develop the tasbeha site however, and I believe that spammers have managed to get around the captcha code. A huge number of spammers are from China on tasbeha at present.
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I am sorry but I cannot agree to disagree. The salvation of souls is at stake. There is no problem with asserting that protestants believe error and that God will have mercy on whom he will have mercy. What you are proposing is that we must say tha…
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Its where spam posts and spammer accounts have been deleted. I am having to remove hundreds of accounts each day.
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I think you have missed the point rather. No one is talking about whether protestants have any hope of salvation. That is a matter for God alone. It is whether protestantism is a heresy or not. It clearly is. One every point it teaches outright erro…
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He isn't far from you. He is as close as your heartbeat. Pray the Jesus Prayer as a beginning and as often as you can. Let each prayer be the remembrance of the presence of our Love and our Life and our Lord.
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No she does this all over the place and too few clergy just say No!
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epchois_nai_nan, the issue is NOT about whether or not Orthodox should think about their faith, it is about whether or not Orthodox should participate in protestant meetings, studies and worship where error is taught. If a child refuses to respond t…
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We must learn to love God more. We do not grow by feeling pain, or hatred, but by love. When we love God then we do not want to grieve our Heavenly Father. When we love the Word of God we do not want to add to the burdens He has borne for us. When …
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Just because someone is a copt doesn't mean they are orthodox. In the same way the Greeks have claimed many millions but only a small minority actually practice their faith. In Russia only 3% of those counted as orthodox actually participate in the …
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Some churches are seeing growth. All orthodox have over represented their numbers. This is why orthodox must become missionaries in our own western countries.
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Personally I think it is permissible with discretion to attend an EO event - though it depends on the composition. If it is full of people who insist that Copts are heretics then it is perhaps not wise to attend. I think that it is also permissible …
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Why would you want to spend a lot of time with people who deny your faith? I don't mean not have any protestants as friends, I don't mean not have any protestants as colleagues at school and university and work. But protestants believe error, and t…
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We don't differ in our approaches. The protestant approach is error, it is not Christian. I was a protestant I know first hand as do many other of us who were protestants and speak from a first hand knowledge. I do not think ANY coptic youth should…
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Sorry, I am not sure what you mean? These are almost all in English. How do the Greeks have an advantage? You are Coptic. So surely it is important to spend time and effort in studying our own Tradition? Especially when it has been translated for y…
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The commentaries of St John Chrysostom are not EO, the commentaries of St Cyril of Alexandria are not EO. The writings of all the Desert Fathers are not EO. The Conferences and Institutes are not EO. There are too many spiritual treasures to reco…
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Sorry, that's not true. Many of the commentaries are from our Fathers as well, and the issue is that many Copts do not bother seeking out our own Fathers. How many people here read the Sermons of St Severus for instance? They are all available i…
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I am 100% convinced of the reality of evil spirits, of demons, who lie and who wish us ill. Do not dabble in such business as automatic writing and messages from Jesus. Lord have mercy on us all and free those who have been entrapped by this delu…
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Do not ask such questions. They are truly pointless and valueless.
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She writes automatic messages from 'Jesus' and the 'Apostles'. She is in touch with demons. If you don't see anything wrong with her then it would be safest to simply be obedient to the many bishops and churches who have condemned her spiritism a…
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There are lots of heretical people, it is only when they impact on Orthodox that it becomes necessary to act. I do not know why the Holy Synod has not made a statement over the last years, but my own bishop has, which has effect for those of us in t…
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The comment was from the Catholic church, the excommunication is from the Greek Church. They are different jurisdictions. What sources do you want? I would not advise anyone to go reading her demonic messages.
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She is notionally a Greek Orthodox, and the Ecumenical Patriarch is making it clear that she is nothing to do with the Greek Church and anyone associating with her from the Greek Church is excommunicate. It is necessary to be very firm because she …
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Personally I don't see that she was trying to unite Orthodox and Catholics. She was and is trying to deceive Christians into following her demonic religion and accept the messages she purports to receive each day from our Lord Jesus Christ and vario…