Ecumenical Isolation: Sodoma Supplicans Ends Dialogue with Coptic Church
The Coptic Orthodox suspended dialogue with Francis' Church at its plenary session on 7 March (CopticOrthodox.church).
The Copts are the main Orthodox Church in Egypt. Historically they have denied the human nature of Christ.
The meeting was attended by 110 of their 133 bishops. It was led by Pope Tawadros II, whom Traditionis-Custodes Francis allowed to celebrate a liturgy in Rome's St Paul's Basilica in 2018.
Citing Scripture, the Copts reaffirm their firm opposition to homosexuality. They explain that "any blessing of such relations of whatever kind" is "a blessing for sin" and "this is unacceptable".
Key phrase: "It was decided to suspend the theological dialogue with the Catholic Church, to re-evaluate the results of the dialogue achieved since its beginning twenty years ago, and to establish new norms and mechanisms for the continuation of the dialogue".
The break with the Copts comes after the Russian Orthodox called Francis' homosexual propaganda piece 'Somoda supplicans' a "very serious departure from Christian moral norms".
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The Copts are the main Orthodox Church in Egypt. Historically they have denied the human nature of Christ.
The meeting was attended by 110 of their 133 bishops. It was led by Pope Tawadros II, whom Traditionis-Custodes Francis allowed to celebrate a liturgy in Rome's St Paul's Basilica in 2018.
Citing Scripture, the Copts reaffirm their firm opposition to homosexuality. They explain that "any blessing of such relations of whatever kind" is "a blessing for sin" and "this is unacceptable".
Key phrase: "It was decided to suspend the theological dialogue with the Catholic Church, to re-evaluate the results of the dialogue achieved since its beginning twenty years ago, and to establish new norms and mechanisms for the continuation of the dialogue".
The break with the Copts comes after the Russian Orthodox called Francis' homosexual propaganda piece 'Somoda supplicans' a "very serious departure from Christian moral norms".
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