The answer
The Coptic Church does follow the forty and eighty days rule in baptizing the boys and girls respectively.Answered by His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (opens in a new tab)
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Baptism
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The question
In your article on baptism you state the reasons for waiting forty and eighty days. Does the Coptic Church follow this Old Testament based teaching?
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