Category: Social

What is Your Grace’s opinion concerning tattooing? Is it true that it is a sign of permanent enslavement (Exodus 21:5-6)? Why do we accept ear piercing?

His Grace Bishop Youssef: The Holy Bible mentions that ear piercing is a sign of a slave who has devoted himself permanently to his master. The question is: who is your master? St. Paul says, “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you” (1 …

What is wrong with smoking?

His Grace Bishop Moussa: The young people are usually persuaded by their friends to start smoking, but out of deep and genuine love to everybody, please don’t start smoking, and if you do smoke, please give it up. Because a time will come when you regretit , but after destroying your health. Sometimes young people …

Why is dancing wrong? God did not forbid dancing overtly in the Holy Bible. Many people danced (David, Miriam … Aaron’s sister…)

His Grace Bishop Youssef: To be a Christian is to imitate the Lord Jesus Christ and follow His footsteps. In any situation we should learn to always ask ourselves ‘What Would Jesus Do?” Our Lord said, “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me” (Mt 11:29). Do you think if He were with us …

I have a boyfriend whom I like to talk to on the phone. We do not have bad conversation we’re just friends. Is this sinful or bad behavior?

His Grace Bishop Youssef: I want you to ask yourself what do you mean, “We’re just friends”? What does this friendship give you that no other same sex friendship can give? As a Christian, when you are about to make friends with someone, you should ask yourself, is Jesus Christ the center of this relationship? …

Sometimes I feel pressured to have a boyfriend. Is it okay to have a boyfriend if I don’t do anything wrong?

His Grace Bishop Moussa: As His Holiness Pope Shenouda says, Have many boyfriends and many girlfriends, but if you are a couple, you may start out clean and holy, but who can guarantee what may happen? Can you guarantee yourself, or your partner, or Satan? Each day we pray, “Lead us not into temptation..”, but …