Metropolitan Youssef Addressing the Claim of Great Apostasy After the Book of Acts

St. Paul American Coptic Orthodox Church of Houston · Oct 5, 2026 · 2m

H.G. Metropolitan Youssef addresses the Protestant claim of a “great apostasy” following the Book of Acts, suggesting that the church remained in darkness until Martin Luther’s Reformation. He challenges this assertion by questioning the proof behind such a claim, emphasizing the faithfulness of the church throughout history, particularly through the sacrifices of countless martyrs. Metropolitan Youssef explains that the Orthodox Church does not hold any individual Church Father as infallible. Instead, it relies on the consensus of the fathers while always holding Scripture as the ultimate…