Corptic Orthodox beliefs and Remarriage

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1. Ali Abdullah
   

   Hi, The Church laws state that he must repent and be punished by the Church before being accepted again. the fact that he committed adultery during ur marriage can be of value in the eyes of Catholic Church alone. to Coptic Orthodox Church it is something that has no relation to the marriage as the marriage itself is not recognized. the Catholic Church "theoretically" recognizes sacraments of other Apostolic Churches. this is based on the fact that they accept the succession of Coptic Orthodox Fathers even though they disagree with some teachings. but "practically" Catholic Church does not recognize the validity of succession in Coptic Orthodox Church. to substantiate my point u ll see that in the 18th century Catholic Church started a succession of her own in egypt. the head of Coptic Catholic Church is a Patriarch. the first Patriarch's name is "Cyril II" and he was appointed at the end of 19th century. which means that Rome only recognized the succession of St."Cyril I" (378 - 444)and then didn recognize other Cpotic Orthodox Patriarchs who followed him and had the same name "Cyril." in short, in the eyes of Coptic Orthodox Church he has the right to marry a Copt after repentance.

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