Saints and intercession
The saints witness to Christ's sanctifying life. The 1973 Catholic–Coptic declaration confesses Mary as ever-Virgin and Theotokos and affirms her intercession. This is a concrete Coptic witness; each saint's commemoration and titles must retain their named church reception.
Key points
- The saints witness to Christ's sanctifying life. The 1973 Catholic–Coptic declaration confesses Mary as ever-Virgin and Theotokos and affirms her intercession. This is a concrete Coptic witness; each saint's commemoration and titles must retain their named church reception.
Scripture
- Hebrews 12:1-2 — Read the literary context. Later ecclesial reception is supplied by the named source, not established by the passage alone.