Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2004
Watson, who knows Pope Shenouda and many of the Bishops mentioned in the book well, closes his review with Hasan’s words: “It is doubtful that the Copts have made much headway, in their century-long tortuously slow trajectory toward citizenship with equal rights. This statement becomes truer if one...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Council of State rules in favor of NGO status.
Circulating rumors about Bishop Kyrillos of Naj al-Hammādī followed by demonstrations.
PhD thesis declares Rose al-Yūsuf apostate, showing great divide between liberal minded journalists and traditionalist Islamic scholars.
Date of source:
Early last
Friday morning, thousands of Christians of all ages
rushed into the church of Virgin Mary in Luxor. The occasion was Bishop
Musa calling the Christians of
Luxor in an attempt to open a positive conversation to solve the crisis after the people’s
out right
rejection of the decision...
Date of source:
This article gives an overall view
of the case
of deposing Bishop Ammonius. It exposes the different reactions of the Christians of Luxor towards the decision
of the Holy Council as well as the comment of the Holy Council itself.
Date of source: Monday, April 3, 2006
An article questioning the soundness of disciplinary acts taken by the Holy Synod against priests and bishops.
Date of source: Monday, September 19, 2005
During a lengthy interview, Pope Shenouda discusses Coptic identity and history, the Palestinian question, the churches support of President Mubārak in the upcoming elections, the issue of national unity in Egypt and much more.
Date of source: Saturday, September 10, 2005 to Friday, September 16, 2005
Bishop Yuānnis speaks about the church in the modern age, arguing that though some laws do need to be updated, there is a general failure to recognize the positive aspects of the church’s laws, in particular those forbidding divorce. He also denies claims that the leading religious authorities are...
Date of source: Thursday, July 14, 2005
The problem of the unrestricted power of those high up in the Egyptian Church resurfaces once in a while. A situation in which a bishop has the power to dictate his orders at will, cause trouble for many people and still keep his position can have disastrous consequences for the church.
Date of source: Thursday, July 7, 2005
Angry masses crowded waiting for the Pope to come out of the Wednesday meeting. People were not quiet as usual, because of what happened the previous Wednesday when people from al-Mahalla al-Kubra gathered around the papal office asking not to dismiss bishop Matthias, bishop of al-Mahalla al-Kubra...
Date of source: Thursday, July 7, 2005
The Orthodox Cathedral in ‘Abbāsīya suffers from a real crisis because of the problems between Pope Shenouda III and his parishioners all over the country…. Many struggles are coming into light recently because of some bishops’ violations of Orthodox teachings….