Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
The author criticizes those who reject the defrocking
of priests and
affirms that a priest who has been proved guilty of committing a sin deserves to be punished.
Date of source: Monday, June 5, 2006
The author affirms in his
article that the Copts are not an ethnic
minority that is separate from the rest of the Egyptian people, urging the
church to stop trying to play a
political role and to shoulder its responsibility of encouraging Copts to
participate in the nation’s
political process...
Date of source: Saturday, June 3, 2006 to Friday, June 9, 2006
The Coptic author investigates the concept of adultery in Christianity and
whether the
church’s position on divorce is really protecting Christians from sliding into adultery, given
that there
are a reported 40,000 cases of Christian divorce in the Egyptian law courts.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
The writer suggests the improvement of magazines, concerning Orthodox Copts in order to
completely cover issues
related to the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2006
Discussions within the
Christian church over ‘The Da
Vinci Code’ film, and whether or not the film should be censored.
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2006
Last
Friday, Bishop Yu’annis said the
first mass at the Virgin Mary Church in al-Rihāb. Meanwhile, Pope Shenouda
has decided to appoint
Fathers Fīlopātīr Ramzī, Boulus Majdī and Antonious Emile
to be in charge of the
spiritual service in the area until new priests are ordained.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
The ordination of a priest in
‘Udaysāt might open the door to a new wave of sectarianism. Hanī al-A‘sar
investigates the surrounding circumstances.
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2006
Hānī Labīb criticizes Dr. Muhammad
‘Imāra’s recent
statement on the reasons behind sectarian sedition in Egypt. According to
Labīb, Dr.
‘Imāra blamed Pope Shenouda III for the tension between Muslims and Christians
in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2006
The increasing phenomenon of
the deposition of Orthodox
priests has caused great controversy within the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
A photograph with the caption: His Holiness the pope met on Tuesday
morning, May
9, with Professor Andreas Van Agt, a former prime minister of Holland. Bishops Marqus,
Youhanna, You’annis,
Angelius and Armiyā also attended the meeting along with Mr. Kees Hulsman and Dr.
Mona Zakī.