Date of source: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Councilor Labīb discusses the financial authority of bishops. Church laws institute that a bishop has the authority to supervise and manage church funds in accordance with church laws and honest principles. He does not have the right to possess or use church funds or assets for his own benefit.
Date of source: Monday, March 24, 2008
Dr. Safwat al-Bayyādī, the head of the Community Council of the Evangelical Church in Egypt expresses in an interview with Sawt al-Ummah his refusal to recognize dissident Butrus Filtā’ūs, refuting the latter’s allegations and denying all accusations about the Evangelical Church’s involvement in...
Date of source: Sunday, March 30, 2008
Bishop Bīshūy and a lay Christian scholar have published a book that responds to that of Bishop Paphnotius in which he openly criticized Bishop Bīshūy.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Zākhir explains why he wants to sue Bishop Bīshūy, the general secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
According to the author, the head of the U.S. Copts Association, Michael Munīr is one of the people who is responsible for sowing sedition and destabilizing Egyptian society. ‘Urābī accuses Munīr of working in the U.S Congress to suspend 100 million U.S. dollars of its aid to Egypt. His activity...
Date of source: Monday, March 17, 2008
The article reports on the rejection of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s appeal against a previous verdict that allows Copts to re-marry after obtaining a court divorce.
Date of source: Friday, March 21, 2008
The Diocese of al-Mansūrah, which contains seven churches, has complained about the NDP’s ignorance of its list of Coptic candidates for the upcoming local council elections.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Labīb highlights the history of the Community Council in the Coptic Orthodox Church and its authority to manage the church’s financial affairs. The Community Council was formed in 1872 and then again in 1974. Many obstacles hindered the development of the Community Council, and troubles resulted...
Date of source: Saturday, March 22, 2008
Zākhir’s lawsuit filed against Bishop Bīshūy shocked the church. Zākhir has attributed Bishop Bīshūy’s absolute authority in the church to Pope Shenouda’s absolute confidence in him. He also highlighted the bishop’s inefficiency in managing the church’s legal affairs.
Date of source: Saturday, March 15, 2008
A defrocked monk distorted a letter in the name of Late Pope Kyrillos VI, addressed to Ben Gurion, the Israeli prime minister at the time. It was proved that the fake monk was seeking revenge against the church authorities that rejected him from a monastic life.