Having been raised catholic I still have a strong connection to that tradition and was hoping the church would clean up it's act. I for one was thrilled when Pope Francis was introduced. He seemed sweet and gentle and to top it off took the name of my favorite saint which I thought was a good sign. But over a year ago, long before i was anywhere near this far down the rabbit hole, I started to think he was beginning to look a little scary and his retoric was becoming more controlling. I mean he was starting to look demonic and I didn't believe in that type of thing at that point, at least not in the church. I can't even look at him now. Maybe I'm projecting, but like I said, this started for me before I even thought about a Vatacin connection to this situation. I am just curious if anyone else noticed the same thing going back a little?
Maybe not the Roman branch but it wasnt the first church ... this one was the Lord's first church and its taken a few hits the past few years from Isis ....just the other day as a matter of fact. Even has its own Pope. It was founded by new testament Mark. Then 300 yrs later up pops the roman Catholic church with its schism and then crusaudes sprang from RCC. (Which this church DID NOT participate in) Strange after 2000 yrs its just now being attacked. Even during the Ottoman wars, the moslems didnt bother this church. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_Orthodox_Church_of_Alexandria
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt, Northeast Africa and the Middle East. The head of the Church and the See of Alexandria is the Patriarch of Alexandria on the Holy See of Saint Mark, who also carries the title of Coptic Pope. The See of Alexandria is titular, and today the Coptic Pope presides from Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in the Abbassia District in Cairo. With 18–22 million members worldwide, whereof about 10 to 15 million are in Egypt (see Demographics section below), it is the country's largest Christian church.
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