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The question

What are the important basic points understandable to American kids that I should cover in making a comparison between the Coptic and Catholic church?

The answer

Start by:
  1. Defining the word Coptic and its origin.


  2. Giving some history on how St. Mark the Evangelist came to Egypt and founded the Church of Alexandria (commonly referred to as the Coptic Church) one of the five original churches


  3. Talking about the School of Alexandria and its importance in the first century


  4. St. Anthony the founder of monasticism in the world


  5. St. Athanasius, our 20th Patriarch and his role in defending the faith and in writing the Creed


  6. Showing the similarities between the Copts and the Catholics: The Divinity of Christ, the Salvation, the Sacraments etc.


  7. Showing the differences between the two churches the Filioque, Immaculate conception, the supremacy of the church of Rome, the purgatory, the celibacy of the priests etc.
You can read more about the differences between the Orthodox and the Catholic at www.geocities.com/mgocsmbvli/orth_cath.htm.

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