The answer
It remains to this day bearing the apostolic thought, preserving the faith received by the apostles, as it did not break the apostolic continuity, and did not accept for any heretic to lead the Church.
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What do we mean by the “Apostolic Church”?
Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volume 1, Books 1–3. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.