About him not being a saint because of dismemberment. Didn't the famous egyptian cobbler saint (I always forget his name) also gouge out his eye because it caused him to sin. He's considered a Saint so I don't really see how that argument works fo…
Coptic
Ethiopian
Eritrean
Syrian
Greek
Lebanese (same as Greek I think)
Romanian
Serbian
Russian
Ukrainian
British Orthodox Church
Antiochian
that's all I can think of now.
Personally I view homosexuality as just another type of sin. When it is mentioned in the Bible it is grouped together with sins like adultery, sodomy etc... I think the fact that God chose to group it with other sexual sins implies that, like othe…
Hey Iqbal,
Thanks for the answer, but I just wanted to expand on the question a little. What about the books in the apocrypha? How come some churches accept them while others don't? Also why do some churches accept up to 4 Maccabees while others…
Hey,
About the "prophecy", well for one thing the Eagle is a symbol for many countries. Yes the United States uses the eagle as its symbol but so do a lot of arab countries. If you have an Egyptian passport look at the front, its got a gold eagle…
wow guys, that's really good. I'm almost ashamed that that never occurred to me before. Rather than asking God to take away a sin, ask God to give you virtues to overcome the sin.
Cheers!
Hey Psalmist,
I guess I get what you're saying, but I don't think it is said in an "in your face" sort of way. I mean, I don't think we are holding it against him that he was a thief. Rather, as emprocious pointed out, he is there to show us that…
Yes, I remember hearing about this as well. They say that the river in the Garden of Eden is the Euphrates and Tigris river of Iraq. I got this from http://www.gotquestions.org/garden-of-Eden-location.html.
The only thing the Bible tells us concer…
My name is Fadi and it means "the redeemer". I like it because it is one of the names of Jeus Christ, our redeemer. Unfortunantly it is too close to the word "fatty" in English which made for some pretty bad childhood memories :'( But, I wouldn'…
I don't know the complete answers to this, but maybe I can fill in some pieces of the puzzle.
1) A council is set up to verify miracles performed by that person. I believe to be a Saint you had to have performed at least one miracle.
2) I belie…
Hey Kyrillos,
First of all, good for you for getting closer to God. Secondly, the fact that this is difficult should reaffirm your beliefs. If there was no God there would be no reason for this to be hard. But the devils know there is a God so t…
Hey,
A priest once told me that the ideal is to be a virgin your entire life, to live a life of purity without sex. This doesn't mean that sex within marriage is wrong, but it is certainly not as pure as a life of celibacy. A life of a monk and a…
Well chief of sinners, as marianne said, it doesn't count against you. However, you need to ask yourself how often you get these bad thoughts. A priest once told me that if your heart has impurity (as all our hearts do) you will get these bad thou…
Hey Grigorii,
Yes I see your point, that is quite the predicament. It makes one wonder why the Catholic Church has held on to this mistaken belief for so long.
Cheers,
Fadi
Hey All,
Thanks a lot for all the posts, the concept of Papal infallability is much clearer now. Grigorri thanks for the brilliant post it's always great to get a complete, academic answer. I just wanted to point out that, in my opinion, you do n…
Hi AvvaAntoni,
There is really no need to appologize, I knew all along that this was your opinion and I can see exactly where you are comming from. Rereading my post, I realized it sounds a bit pushy, I by no means meant it to be this way. I comp…
Personally, I don't think you should believe stuff written on a "news" website that advertises "Tax Secrets of the Rich, Click Here", "Hillary Clinton Doesn't Want you to read this book" and "Buy Gold Online, that was easy!"
While I do think it is a little extreme, I don't really see a problem with it. I've heard several stories of Saints who mutilated themselves (such as the egyptian cobbler who gouged out his eye so he would not sin). As well I've heard stories of p…
Papal Infallibility is a concept put forth by the Catholic Church. They believe that when their Pope makes a statement that deals with the Christian Faith or with the Catholic Church they are infallible. In other words, when the Pope deals with ma…
Hey ilovechrist,
So many people have given great advice, all I wanted to say is stick with it. Don't expect drastic immediate results. Very rarely do we overcome a sin through one day, one week or one month of prayer, especially sexual sins that …
One thing that a priest once told me that could help is that God's answers are usually clear and uncomplicated. In other words, if you get a lot of confusing and contradictory influences it is probably not God's work. Hope things get better.
Chee…
Thanks a lot, that was just what I was looking for.
P.S. I believe his actual name was Eskharoun, and then people called him in Coptic Abba Eskharoun, which eventually just became Abaskharoun.
I heard something like that as well. Is it true they put a blank piece of paper in and, if that is chosen, then God didn't want any of them to be Pope?
hahaha, Iqbal, you were a cheeky kid. That must have been the most uncomfortable class for the rest of the year. If you're ever in Montreal, I have a few professors that need a good religious tongue-lashing.
Cheers,
Fadi
hey FROG,
NOT everyone named Fadi is fat and nerdy (I am, but I've met a few who aren't).
Personally, I like the following name:
Pavly or Pavli
Petros
Philopater
Morkous
Athanasious
Juliette
Matilda
Demiana
Marianne
Jasmine
Hey,
Well, I don't think I can answer this 100 %, but I'll give it a go. Firstly, adam and eve did not sin in heaven, they sinned in paradise a.k.a the Garden of Eden. There is a difference between heaven and paradise. God's Kingdom is in Heaven…