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If a Coptic Orthodox woman and a Roman Catholic man wish to marry in the Coptic Orthodox Church, can the marriage be celebrated without the Catholic man converting to the Orthodox Church through anointing with oil?

No. Both the husband and wife must be of the Orthodox faith. The Holy Mystery of Baptism is the first sacramental rite in the Church and without it none of the other sacraments may be administered.