Rule on prohibited marriages
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church that is meeting in the Church of St. Anthony in the Papal Residence in Cairo on the Blessed Saturday, which equates to 05/06/1993 (28 Pashans 1709), announces to every member in church confirming what was in the Holy Bible and in the Church Canons concerning:
“The prohibition of marriage of the brother’s wife, and of the wife’s sister. Any marriage in these circumstances is to be considered an annulled marriage. Any man of priesthood who absolves or holds these annullable marriages, will be sentenced by the Church."
The Synod will publish a detailed research paper regarding see Appendix No. 9
Published Date
05 June 1993
Chapter
13. Personal Affairs
Keywords
Marriage, Prohibited Relationships
Related Decrees
- Approved Unified Draft of Personal Affairs
- Impermissibility of Orthodox and non-Orthodox marriages
- Age difference between engaged couple
- Conflict between ecclesiastic and secular marital law
- Design of the certificate of absence of marital encumbrances
- Details included within certificate of absence of marital encumbrances
- Explaination of the Holy Spirit in marriage ceremony
- Formal marriage instructions to be adhered to
- Hymns to be chanted during the marriage ceremony entrance
- Importance of conducting pre-marriage medical examination