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Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty · Catechism · 553

Faith Q&A › Catechism › 8. The Church and Society

How can the Church practice her motherhood while staying committed to her spiritual and social life?

The answer

The Church does not intervene in the affairs of political, civil, military, economic, or social organizations, but has sincere motherhood towards every human, towards every family, and loves all society. The Church wishes for earth to become a joyful heaven that does not lack anything, and so she cannot bear seeing someone oppressed or in grief. The Church wishes to see every human being in the world bearing in his heart faith in the Lord, playing an important role in society, demonstrating the spirit of leadership accompanied with humility, without negativity or a sense of inferiority. The Christian societal life is a biblical and ecclesiastical life that is experienced in the depths of the mind, heart, and senses and is translated into one’s daily conduct.

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

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.