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31. Prayer interdict draws fire: Pope Shenouda’s decision to ban prayers over the body of a maverick priest has angered laity and clergy alike
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 1999
For years, clerical and lay members of the Coptic Orthodox Church have criticized the authoritarian ways of Pope Shenouda III. The standard complaints, that he keeps church finances too close to his chest, refuses debate on issues like divorce, and is too quick to throw his opponents out of the...
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