Talk:Eulogius of Alexandria

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There are three problems with this article. First, it describes the Copts of Egypt, here called Monophysites, as heretics. That is really POV if anything is. The Copts would have as much right to regard the Catholics and Eulogius himself as heretics. Second, it is not true at all that he was successful in contending with the Copts. Rather, his tenure in Egypt saw the complete reconstruction of the rival Coptic Church under its energetic Patriarch or Pope Damian (578-604), so that the Orthodox represented by Eulogius were left almost without any followers at all in Egypt, as is shown by Eulogius's very correspondence with Gregory the Great mentioned in the article. Third, the POV statement, "It has been rightly said that he restored for a brief period to the church of Alexandria that life and youthful vigour characteristic of those churches only which remain closely united to Rome," should be completely removed. To attribute life and vigor only to those churches that remain closely united with Rome obviously serves Catholic mission but is quite a bigoted and hostile statement from the Coptic viewpoint. Jim Davis 05:19, 9 January 2007 (UTC)Jim Davis