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The conference about the reform in the Coptic Orthodox Church is still arousing noise. This
review
presents the comments of Bishop Murqus, the official spokesman of Pope Shenouda III, and other different
echoes and comments on the conference.
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After the big fuss made about a conference entitled, ‘Laymen
and the Church,’ the conference sessions were completed and
recommendations were announced. The following
lines shed light on the conference sessions, on its final recommendations and
on the aroused echoes.
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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...
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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: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
The transcript of an interview conducted by Cornelis Hulsman with Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá, in which Mūsá provides a background of his work and publications. Mūsá further describes his own experiences and confrontations with the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
Father Marqus, the secretary of Pope Shenouda and the spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church, comments on Pope Shenouda’s statements about the severity of church trials. He also defends Pope Shenouda in relations to discussions about his successor.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Father Andrawus ‘Azīz criticizes the decision made by a bishop to excommunicate those who read the daily independent Rose al-Yūsuf.
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
This article presumes that Bishop Bīshūy’s aggressive attitude
is due to the oppression that he was previously subject to.
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
This letter to the editor says how Bishop Bīshūy is largely viewed amongst
Christians as an arrogant, self-assertive person.
Date of source: Monday, October 16, 2006
The dioceses of the Coptic Orthodox Church have experienced an unprecedented state of rebellion. Many statements have been issued from different groups on the moral and financial improprieties committed by some bishops, who are supposed to be the spiritual symbols of the church.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.