Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
The author questions why the pope feels that educated Christians should not talk about church affairs unless they obtain his permission, and wonders whether they should all be servants to the church to ensure that they are qualified enough to talk to the media.
Date of source: Saturday, March 17, 2007
Following the media uproar aroused over Bishop Bīshūy, the general secretary of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, a lawsuit is presented to the court of Summary Jurisdiction against him and his publisher by ‘Ādil Girgis. The claimant asked for 100 million Egyptian pounds in compensation...
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2007
After five years of imprisonment at Saint Bīshūy Monastery, Bishop Taklā is allegedly suffering from serious health problems. People in Dashnā bishopric in Upper-Egypt expressed their anger at the papal residence in al-‘Abbāsiyyah. They asked to reinstate Bishop Taklā.
Date of source: Thursday, March 15, 2007
The crisis over the excommunication of George Habīb Bibāwī has escalated after his brothers filed a lawsuit with the Nuzhah Court against Bishop Bīshūy for slander and insult.
Date of source: Saturday, March 17, 2007
Pope Shenouda denied that Bishop Bīshūy accused non-Orthodox denominations of apostasy on a CD and said that the excommunication of Bibāwī was a collective decision issued by the Holy Synod, not by the pope.
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2007
The Catholic denomination in Cairo has rejected what is considered Pope Shenouda’s justifications for a CD attributed to Bishop Bīshūy on which he accused non-Orthodox Christians of apostasy and claimed that they would not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Labīb tries to explain what is happening in the Egyptian church by representing the true point of view.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
‘Ārif al-Dubays writes a profile about Bishop Bīshūy.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
al-Maydān newspaper publishes an explanation of church trials, its judging panels and decisions.
Date of source: Monday, March 5, 2007
Father ‘Abd al-Massīḥ Basīṭ sheds light on eminent Christian characters including Pope Shenouda.