With Dialogue Off, Who are Coptic Christians Anyway?

The Coptic Orthodox Church announced this month that it has suspended dialogue with the Catholic Church because of Pope Francis’ Fiducia supplicans — which Coptic leaders have taken as a Catholic “change of position” on homosexuality. ...

The Coptic decision has garnered attention among Catholics, some of whom have said it suggests that the December motu proprio Fiducia supplicans was ill-advised.

But what is the Coptic Orthodox Church? Has its ecumenical dialogue with Catholics actually achieved anything?

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