Ummm... what the heck does the Egyptian military attacking a Coptic monastery have to do with prohibiting "sola scriptura" followers from posting here? As a Catholic, I don't get it. You might as well have put [All but I Love Cheesecake Caucus] Don't let any fans of cheesecake unto this thread!!!
I see your "caucus" status got pulled.
I am praying for the Copts and all Christians who face persecution under Islam.
P.S. Why not put this as a Catholic/Orthodox Caucus and see what happens?
“the army stormed the monastery using five tanks”
Is the army afraid of the monks in the monastery? Do they think the monks will stick flowers in their rifles? Are they afraid they’ll catch a glimpse of a cross?
An act of savage barbarianism committed by hate filled cowards.
THE RITES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH -- There are many!
| 3.ALEXANDRIAN | Coptic | Coptic | Patriarch of Alexandria of the Copts | Egypt |
ALEXANDRIAN. The liturgy used by the church in Alexandria in Egypt is attributed to St. Mark the evangelist. This church became known as the Coptic church because Copt is the Arabic and Greek word for Egyptian. Before the Moslem invasion in 641 the Copts fell into heresy due to their rejection of the Council of Chalcedon (451). Through missionary work, some of these were brought back into union in recent years. Today there exists in Egypt the Coptic rite which is Orthodox and the Coptic rite that is loyal to the Bishop of Rome.
Read the history of the Crusades and notice how effectively the Mohammedans exploited the fault lines in Christianity.