23. Pope Shenouda adds homosexuality to reasons to divorce

Year: 
2010
Week: 
29
Article number: 
23
Article pages: 
3
Date of source: 
July 16, 2010
Author: 
‘Amr Bayyūmī
Reviewer: 
Hanī Labīb Ishāq
Article summary: 

The article highlights the weekly sermon of Coptic Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria. In his weekly sermon, Pope Shenouda adds homosexuality to the list of reasons for divorce, stating that the Gospel refers to physical adultery as a reason for divorce.

He considers civil marriage adultery, too. He stresses his rejection of the religious state and his support of the civil state, where religion is also found.

Fulltext type: 
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Quality: 
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Classification: 
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