The answer
It is unfortunate that your relationship with your church priest is at this low point, but it can be salvaged. First of all, it would not be fair on my part to comment solely based on your perception of the incidence without knowledge of possible prior conflicts, the strength or weakness of your relationship up to this point, other negative scenarios which may have been escalating, or the priest's side of the situation. An observation I can make here, for example, is the way you addressed me and the way you addressed Abouna. To me, you prefaced your message by, "I kiss your blessed hands...," as opposed to "Hey Abouna" to the priest. Is this the greeting to which you and he are accustomed? If not, perhaps this opening may have been interpreted by him as too casual or disrespectful. If this is the ordinary communication between the both of you, then maybe this greeting was not at all offensive to him, but something else is going on. Because email and text messages are often brief and people try to make them straight to the point, especially when it is youth or someone more comfortable communicating in the English language, sometimes the words come across as blunt and cold. Do what you can to apologize and make peace with your church priest, and as soon as you have an opportunity, confess and ask for absolution from your confession father.
Answered by His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (opens in a new tab)