Oops I didn't mean the priests were at fault. But definitely fault of the Coptic vestment industry which has been hijacked by greed in the last 30 years. They just make whatever they want, at minimal cost and then you have no choice but to buy it
Harmala and qosla both mean hood. Some priests in America tried reviving it by wearing it themselves, without realising that it is an episcopal vestment.
My initial understanding of the announcement was that they were upgraded from autonomous church to autocephalous church, whereby Abba Seraphim is now among the equal heads of a church within Oriental Orthodoxy, just as happened with Ethiopia and Eri…
Just go to another coptic church. If that doesn't help, maybe a syriac church. If you want more english, maybe an Eastern Orthodox jurisdiction. Whatever makes you comfortable, as long as it is orthodox.
I don't think they necessarily got this from coptic hymns. I mean, to be honest, I have no way of determining the authenticity of this music as having come from pharaonic texts, but it would be really cool if it did.
@minatasgeel I was going to let it go so we can stay on topic, but have you got any examples of my aggressiveness? How is it my fault that I can't convey tone through the medium of anonymous text?
What I meant by chant is to be as equally responsible for chant as men. Or at least be allowed to be able to take full responsibility for chant (depending on the circumstances in the parish). We have marginalised them too much.
The main reason I asked was that many people have told me (mainly Egyptians) that the Icon should only have 11 of the Apostles depicted. However, some of the old icons have 12 depicted. Furthermore, our Eastern brethren depict 12 in their modern ico…
The modern Coptic Church has adopted so much from Islam that it is virtually Muslim. The ordination of women did occur in the early church, however it was only to the rank of Deaconess - not the modern sense of 'deaconess', who is just a women who i…
The Church (particularly in the diaspora) should have a firm teaching that we do not wilfully and overtly embrace politics as a force for good. We should only respect its members as we respect everyone else. As every generation observes its predeces…