Divorce
Faith Q&A › Metropolitan Youssef › Marriage and Family
8 questions
- If our Church’s view on divorce is biblically based, how come it is not consistent in its application?
- Two parents are having a problem. The church tried to solve the problem but one of the parents has refused any solution and filed for divorce in the court. What if there…
- How is the Coptic Orthodox church different from all other Christianities in terms of doctrine and dogma related to marriage and divorce?
- I realize that the Coptic Church does not generally allow divorce. But I have a question that was asked by a friend of mine a few days ago. If there is a situation in…
- I am in the midst of getting a divorce. I was an Evangelical Christian, but then lost my faith in God about one year and a half ago as my husband seemed like two…
- Does the Coptic Orthodox Church allow divorce? For example, if one of the couple has an affair, does the Church divorce the two?
- Does the Church oppose divorce because of the verse that says, “Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate” (Matthew 19:6)?
- If a couple hate each other and fight every day and abuse each other, is it not better to divorce than to stay in a relationship were they sin every day?
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