You are very kind, Anglian, a bit more tolerant than me and I thought I was fairly tolerant! :)
You're right. At least they are trying to do God's will, and actually, it's not up to me to say they are not. They care in their own way. But I know I …
Dear Anglian,
That was such a lovely testimony. Yes, it is worth the drive to be where God wants you. I am glad that you have found such a fullness in faith.
Like the Roman official said to Paul, "You'd almost persuade me to become a Christian",…
Addendum, ad nauseum :)
Anglia,
You're also right. When religion is out of secular hands, it is much better. When I was in Ireland I was in a mostly Catholic country with shrines all over the place in the middle of nowhere, but one which shows t…
Yes, dialogue is so much better than confrontation. Not only does confrontation not usually work, but it becomes a war and then it is so distasteful. Christ said that people will know we are Christians by the love we have for one another, and I can…
Dear Anglian,
I liked your response, thanks. I know it seems that no one can win, but in the end, those who perservere do. But of course, you know that! :)
Btw, I am simply curious as to how someone from the C of E in Britain knew enough about t…
Hello everyone.
I know I made a comment on things that the RC Church has done in the past, said I was sorry but had a "let's move on" attitude.
I wish to appologise if that is how I came across. I didn't mean to. Or did I?
Caucasians in the US…
Hi, Kusanagi! Pleased to meet you.
You covered all my questions in one posting - that is pretty good.
Not to preach, just explain.
About apparitions - the RC Church checks everything out very carefully now. And I mean everything. Some of the s…
Dear Anglian,
Thanks for all the info. I might look into some of them after we come back from Ireland, where I intend on being turned upside down to kiss the Blarney Stone. Just gotta do it! :)
Everyone here have a lovely week.
God bless,
by…
Good replies, everyone. God does do the judging, thank goodness we are not responsible for that.
Although I consider anyone a Christian who believes in the atoning sacrifice on the Cross, that we are cleansed by His Blood and that this is through…
Hi Orthodox11,
I have a question for you. Does the Coptic Church believe that non-Orthodox who claim to be Christians, who stake their salvation upon the Blood of Jesus Christ, and that non-Orthodox self-proclaimed Christians (like me) can go to h…
Hi Doubting Thomas!
I'm glad you feel the way you do. I'm glad relations are so good between our two churches.
I can offer an explanation and opinion over what you experienced in the Catholic schools.
For starters, please everyone, don't misun…
Thanks for the info, Orthodox. Btw, I might have trailed off topic in a few forums. For that I am sorry. I am now more aware and will stick to the topics.
thanks.
God bless.
byrdele
Just something to add about dating practices in the east vs. the west.
Dating practices in the west are not all they are cracked up to be by westerners. And many of us felt that. You'd read a ladies' magazine about dating, and it would be so far a…
Hi there!
Protestants accuse those of us who believe in the Assumption of Mary of not having any mention about it before the 5th/6th century. However, I read somewhere that there is a mention from about the 1st c maybe? and that it is in the Copti…
Yes, I am aware that the Coptic Church has taken almost a constant beating and am not surprised that it is not guilty of persecution. When you're being persecuted, you're going to gain insight that others do not.
I have read about the problems the…
I've received nothing but kind words from people on this website. Thanks you so much. And thank you for your openness to me being here.
I guess it is natural for me to want to reach out to people of other denominations. I am a linguist. I studied …
Oh, you know how I got mixed up on whether Catholics take or do not take the Eucharist in an Orthodox church? When I first came back to Catholicism, someone who usually did not know his head from a hole in the ground told me that. Also I got mixed u…
Dear Anglian,
You said:
"One of the sad things in the west is that so much time is spent, at least in the UK, in 'educating' young people about sexual relations; and so little emphasising the dangers inherent in the prevalent secular attitude to…
Dear Anglian,
Thank you so much for your kind words. You really touched my heart.
I agree. We're not going to agree on some (actually, quite a few) issues. But we agree on the one thing that I (and my Church) considers important in that we can w…
Dear Othodox11,
Thank you, you have answered my questions very well and very much in depth. It's not that I have any desire to test anyone or take the Eucharist in any other church than my own. I was just curious and you satisfied my curiousity.
…
Dear Iqbal,
Thanks for the clarification, I did misunderstand. I agree with you, actually.
Dear Taylor,
I for one appreciate your respect for everyone regardless of their views. Especially as I am an outsider. So far people have been warm in t…
Thanks for the response. I think you clarified things for me adequately. I was just a bit confused by some of the comments in the thread. It's the same in my Church. That is not to say that some people do what they want regardless, but it was so dr…
Hi Orthodox11.
I am not offended if you consider me in heresy about many religious issues, or if you even consider me in full heresy. Many people are afraid to you the "h" word, but you are just, from your viewpoint, calling a spade a spade. Some …
Hi there. I am new, probably some of you already have heard from me from other threads. I am byrdele, female, Catholic (yep!), married and have joined this site out of interest for the Coptic Church, not to convert anyone or be converted. I have rea…
Thanks for the warm welcome. I have already learnt so much in some other threads. It does not bother me that you consider your church to be the fullness of Christ and the Catholics as the schismatics, because we believe the same. In fact, the Calvin…
I understand why I would not be permitted Communion and am not offended by it at all. I realise the similarities do not mean "the same". Just as the Lutherans are pretty close to us on the Eucharist, believing that the Spirit of the Body and Blood o…
Thanks for the welcomes! I appreciate that.
Actually, my background does include Lutheranism. I left Catholicism because at the time, Vatican II had accidently released complete chaos and everyone was literally doing or believing "his own thing". …
Hi to everyone. I am new. I am actually Catholic, not Coptic and have registered with this website to learn more about your church. I am not out to convert anyone nor be converted - as I see it we are all Christians with some difference in doctrine.…
Hello. I am byrdele (nick name byrdie with the Yiddish affectionate given me by some dear Jewish friends). I am also not Coptic, but am Catholic and rest assured I am here for interest's sake: not to convert, argue, be converted, etc. So I will be n…