The answer
It is difficult to root out cultural influences from seeping into religious organizations. Having said that, I think that the Coptic Orthodox Church has been very vigilant in safeguarding the Coptic community and ensuing measures for the accountability of servants and clergy. It is not acceptable for people to do onto others the harm which was inflicted upon them. As Christians, we are called to a higher understanding of endurance of hardships, which by no means could ever include harm unto others, or even injuring those who inflicted the harm on us. We must always turn to prayer first and foremost, and then can calmly and respectfully pursue legal avenues.Answered by His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (opens in a new tab)