The real Pope is H.H. Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Church, we had the title Pope before the Catholic Roman church started to use it.
Also about hand kissing I wonder if that's something they also perverted from the time they were still with the Eastern Orthodox. In the Church we kiss the hands of our bishops and priests because they touch the body of Christ and we see it as we are taking a blessing from Christ. It's not something you have to do nor is it pressured and you will notice that the priests and bishops tend to pull their hands away quickly to try and not have you kiss it.
The thing is like one of the others in this thread said about lining up to kiss someone's hand, none of our bishops do that. And even H.H. Pope Tawadros II is considered equal to all our other bishops.
No one is being forced to kiss someone's hand in the Coptic Church.
The real Pope is H.H. Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Church, we had the title Pope before the Catholic Roman church started to use it.
Also about hand kissing I wonder if that's something they also perverted from the time they were still with the Eastern Orthodox. In the Church we kiss the hands of our bishops and priests because they touch the body of Christ and we see it as we are taking a blessing from Christ. It's not something you have to do nor is it pressured and you will notice that the priests and bishops tend to pull their hands away quickly to try and not have you kiss it.
The thing is like one of the others in this thread said about lining up to kiss someone's hand, none of our bishops do that. And even H.H. Pope Tawadros II is considered equal to all our other bishops.
No one is being forced to kiss someone's hand in the Coptic Church.
Because the bishop of Rome isn't the Pope. It's just like how Joe Biden thinks he is the President of the US. 🤷♀️