Some do, some dont. Its really more of an “alliance” of a few different churches, like Eastern Orthodox has Greek, Russian, etc.
The Ethiopians do clip the tip, I think, because of their history with King Solomon.
They also have the Book of Enoch in their Bible and claim to have the ark of the covenant. 🤷🏿♂️
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Besides the Council of Jerusalem, Pope Cyril the Great (412-444) and Pope Cyril the Third (1235 - 1243) had sermons discussing the matter and confirming that it’s not required for religious reasons. That said it’s very rare to find a Coptic Christian male in Egypt that is not circumcised, almost all Copts practice male circumcision for cultural and health reasons and as far as I know, this tradition dates back to Ancient Egyptians.
Some do, some dont. Its really more of an “alliance” of a few different churches, like Eastern Orthodox has Greek, Russian, etc.
The Ethiopians do clip the tip, I think, because of their history with King Solomon.
They also have the Book of Enoch in their Bible and claim to have the ark of the covenant. 🤷🏿♂️
Every Copt I know from Egypt has probably had it done, but the ones from America usually don’t.
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Besides the Council of Jerusalem, Pope Cyril the Great (412-444) and Pope Cyril the Third (1235 - 1243) had sermons discussing the matter and confirming that it’s not required for religious reasons. That said it’s very rare to find a Coptic Christian male in Egypt that is not circumcised, almost all Copts practice male circumcision for cultural and health reasons and as far as I know, this tradition dates back to Ancient Egyptians.
Some do, some dont. Its really more of an “alliance” of a few different churches, like Eastern Orthodox has Greek, Russian, etc.
The Ethiopians do clip the tip, I think, because of their history with King Solomon.
They also have the Book of Enoch in their Bible and claim to have the ark of the covenant. 🤷🏿♂️
As far as Copts, they mostly do it for the same reason most American boys have it done. Every Copt I know from Egypt has probably had it done, but the ones from America don’t.
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Besides the Council of Jerusalem, Pope Cyril the Great (412-444) and Pope Cyril the Third (1235 - 1243) had sermons discussing the matter and confirming that it’s not required for religious reasons. That said it’s very rare to find a Coptic Christian male in Egypt that is not circumcised, almost all Copts practice male circumcision for cultural and health reasons and as far as I know, this tradition dates back to Ancient Egyptians.
Some do, some dont. Its really more of an “alliance” of a few different churches, like Eastern Orthodox has Greek, Russian, etc.
The Ethiopians do clip the tip, I think, because of their history with King Solomon.
They also have the Book of Enoch in their Bible and claim to have the ark of the covenant. 🤷🏿♂️