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A Metropolitan is both an honorific title for some bishops, especially in the Coptic Orthodox Church, but it is also the title of the bishop who heads a regional synod. So for instance, if the US and Canada ended up with many more bishops then one o…
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I would want to insist that Jewish people today are not guilty of any sin against Christ himself, unless of course they personally in against Christ, in his Church I mean - though opposition to the Church is not always a sin against Christ if the Ch…
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The Church and various states have been guilty of many crimes against the Jewish people over the centuries. Even today I am saddened to see that there are Orthodox people who have un-Christian attitudes of heart towards Jewish people. St Cyril an…
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I guess that it is always possible for any religious organisation to allow unhealthy structures and relationships to develop from time to time. I am just always hesitant to categorise ALL people in any particular way. So not all Copts deify their pr…
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Yes Omelnour, I think you are right. Suprisingly the Commentary of the Fathers doesn't really say much of significance about this verse, but other commentators do suggest that it means that St Paul in his suffering on behalf of the Gospel and the C…
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QT, I am not sure what to say except that it is reasonable to be disturbed if it is a priest who has hurt others and does not deal with the situation in a way in which he should teach others how to behave. A priest will make many mistakes, but he s…
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I am very sorry that you have had these experiences. All I can say is that my own bishop has taught me that if someone in my congregation and I are in a broken relationship then that should be dealt with before I celebrate the Liturgy. There are t…
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I am not sure that evolutionary scientists have much to say about the present diversity of languages, that would be more of the study area of linguists. But as has been said, we can see the development of language right before our eyes as it change…
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As far as I understand, and in my own experience, a reader should not wear a stole at all, a subdeacon has it crossed over, and the deacon has it over the shoulder. I think that there is confusion in practice in some Coptic churches. Father Peter
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This is not an absolute answer, I don't believe that priests have that sort of relationship with their spiritual children. But I keep having that passage from St Paul come to mind, not least because there are priests who have to deal with the hurtf…
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As a beginning the Catholic Encyclopaedia entry is useful.. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04647c.htm It provides a brief overview of the historical development of the diaconate, and illustrates how varied it has been practiced over the centuries…
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I think I said somewhere else on Tasbeha that there are problems caused by the use of the term deacon to encompass anyone who does anything in the Church. It does tend to cause a confusion of roles, and if the Church tradition actually prescribes qu…
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I think an 8 year difference in age makes you a lot less middle aged! Next year I do want to see if it is possible to organise an international conference in London about the Oriental Orthodox tradition, with some important speakers. I'm going to b…
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[quote author=QT_PA_2T link=topic=7730.msg102202#msg102202 date=1240503497] Can someone tell me if what I said was right? That we use the term "assumed" our sins or is it OK to say "He became sin"? [/quote] Lets look at the Scripture and see what w…
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That is an excellent post, childoforthodoxy. Another is from St Severus who says... You see that on all points by being himself made a curse he becomes a dispeller of the curse, and this curse he takes up on to the cross, and thence puts it to fli…
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This is a controversial matter and I am not at all sure it can apply to non-Egyptians, or Copts who do not live in Egypt. I have heard many different opinions. Father Peter
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I don't think you should be asking which place is more spiritual, but asking how you can be more spiritual where you are. I remember that when I was in Senegal for some months I was alone in a local village and I was sitting watching the local peop…
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May the Lord have mercy and compassion upon you and forgive your sins. God bless you Father Peter
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Dear to Christ, the Lord will reward your desire to be free from these sins. I was fortunate to grow up in an evangelical Christian home where I was not even allowed to say shut-up, much less any other bad words, and I was brought up to never use t…
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He was an old Plymouth Brother and may even have used the Darby version, which is good. I have found the Orthodox Study Bible useful, and used the Orthodox Study New Testament before that. Although I am not entirely happy with it. I am not sure wha…
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Dear Aidan The Lord bless you. He is risen indeed. I haven't read that yet, but I will order it. I have read Orthodox Prayer Life, Communion of Love and lots of his smaller booklets. I find that he is very evangelical in the sense that he prese…