What is the real difference between the Coptic Christian and the Christian?

Question

Coptic - Ethiopia

Answer 1

The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (Coptic: Ϯⲉⲕ'ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ 'ⲛⲣⲉⲙ'ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ 'ⲛⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos ente alexandrias, literally: the Egyptian Orthodox Church of Alexandria) is the official name for the mother church in Egypt, which has also a worldwide presence. The Church belongs to the Oriental Orthodox family of churches, and has been a distinct church body since the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD, when it took a different position over Christological theology from that of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches, then still in union. The precise differences in theology that caused the split are still disputed, and highly technical. They are mainly concerned with the Nature of Christ.

According to tradition, the Coptic Orthodox Church is the Church of Alexandria that was established by Saint Mark, the apostle and evangelist, in the middle of the 1st century (approximately 42 AD). The head of the church, and the See of Alexandria, is the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy See of Saint Mark, currently His Holiness Pope Shenouda III. More than 95% of Egypt's Christians belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, though other churches also claim Patriarchates and Patriarchs of Alexandria, among them:

Answer 2

Coptic Christians *are* Christians.

They're generally filed under "Orthodox," which is the half of of the church that split off at the Great Schism.

Coptics have some of their own intersting traditions, but theologically they are pretty similar to most other Orthodox.

From a practical perspective, they most just have extra long services.

Answer 3

really i think coptic is closer in substance to the Orthodox CHristianity rather then Catholisicm. How? I don't know, it just feels like that. And also the priests look more similar to the greek and russian orthodox priests rather then the catholic. As far as i know Ethiopian Church also involves singing dancing and exaltation, which can be found in some Pentacostal manifestation, but is neither in catholic, or Orthodox...officially that is.

Answer 4

a christian is a christian, no matter where they come from;

here's some facts about christians:

hell was created by christians - so shall they go there, to burn in their own hell!

christians have KILLED more people in the history of humanity than any other group.

christians have persecuted millions of "non-believers" just because they DIDN'T believe in "christianity!

christians are by far the most brain-washed - brain-dead believers in the world today!

christian beliefs can cause damage society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide.

christian beliefs are not only unnecessary for a healthy society but may actually contribute to social problems.

Universal Truth eliminates christianity from Spirituality.

so WHY would anyone want to be a christian???

Here's the Solution for christianity and religion:

Create a Private, Personal, Direct, Divine Relationship with Our Creator and save Your Soul from religion's and atheist's beliefs and start Your journey back home, to Heaven.

<<<<<<< Love is the answer >>>>>>>

Love and Believe in Our Creator;
Love and Believe in Yourself.

Only with Our Creator's Love and Peace will we be Truly Free!

Without God, there is No Love; Without religion, there are No Wars!

"religion is Spiritual fraud";
"religion is the Worse invention of humanity";
"Universal Truth has eliminated religion from Spirituality",
quotes of Jesus Christ, Buddha and any one else with Spiritual intelligence.

"When a person is freed of religion, they have a better chance to live a normal and wholesome life." S. Freud

Freedom of religion is Freedom from religion.

atheists = all the people in religion = all the ignorant fundamentalists = all the cults/superstitions = paganism = wicca = xians = christians.

Answer 5

There are two main branches of Orthodoxy. The "Eastern Orthodox" Churches, and the "Oriental Orthodox" Churches. "Catholic" comes from a Greek word meaning "universal" or "the same everywhere." "Orthodox" comes from Greek meaning "correct" (or "straight") "belief." Both Catholics and Orthodox claim that they hold the correct belief. Both cite the Nicene creed, which states that they believe in "in one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church." However, in the case of Orthodox Churches, they don't necessarily mean that they believe in what is called *the* Catholic Church. It is a statement that there should be Christian Unity. As Christianity spread, the early Christians adopted different customs and rituals according to their cultures. But, they also differed and argued over core beliefs. Arius, for example, argued that Christ was a created being. Emperor Constantine was tired of the arguing, and ordered the Christians to get their act together. He wanted them to agree on one set of beliefs. As a result, Christian leaders came together in 325 A.D. at the fist council of Nicaea, in order to come to an agreement over the Arian and other controversies. They also met at Constantinople in 381, at Ephesus in 431, and at Chalcedon in 451. The resolution at Chalcedon declared that Christ had two distinct and complete natures: He was fully human, and fully God. The Oriental Churches couldn't agree with the wording, feeling that it was too close to Nestorius's views, which had already been condemned as heresy. The split between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches came later, in 1054. This reflected a drifting apart of Christians in Western Europe and those in Eastern Europe. The Bishop of Rome, or Pope, was the patriarch of the Churches of Western Europe. The Pope claimed he was the successor of Peter. As such, he had more authority than the other patriarchs. Many, but not all, bishops and patriarchs in the east disagreed. In the west, we often use the phrase "Roman Catholic Church." But, there are other Catholic Churches. A church is said to be part of the Catholic Church if it is united with the Bishop of Rome. One difference between the Roman Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church is over something called "the procession of the Spirit." The Roman Catholics say that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son, while the Greek Orthodox say the Holy Spirit proceeds from the father. However, this difference existed before the Catholic / Eastern Orthodox split of 1054, and was regarded as not important enough to be church dividing. Although there are strong feelings on both sides, it should be noted that the Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Churches regard each other as schismatics, not heretics. They regard each other as having valid apostolic succession. Under some circumstances, it is possible for someone in one of the Orthodox Communions to receive the sacrament of communion in a Catholic Church. This is because the beliefs about Communion are the same. There are a wealth of articles on Wikipedia you may be interested in reading about the Orthodox Churches, the Catholic Churches, and the differences between them.

Answer 6

you will find the whole story with coptic

Answer 7

Nothing they just have a different idea's of how to worship..............................................................