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Date of source: Monday, March 16, 2009
Max Michel argues that chastity is not a biblical or theological condition for choosing the patriarch.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
The author writes about Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá, coordinator of Ecclesiastical reform front. He introduces his book al-‘Almānyyūn wa al-Kanīsah’ [the laymen and the church]. He presents the reforms which Zākhir Mūsá proposed.
Date of source: Sunday, July 20, 2008
The author describes various positions on the demonstrations of Expatriate Copts abroad. Foreign countries, the Egyptian government, and the Coptic organization seem to be little affected by these demonstrations.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
The author discusses the ideas of Kamāl Zākhir involving the political function and candidacy of the pope, as well as the need for a pope’s deputy and his calls for Copts to stop comparing national and religious belonging.
Date of source: Saturday, October 4, 2008
Hānī Samīr talks about "monasticism and the future", which is the theme of the fourth conference of the Coptic Laymen, to be held early next year.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Church’s leaders still assert that Pope Shenouda is in the best of health, although his frequent travels to the United States in the last months and the lapse of health that he suffered a couple of months ago during his Wednesday sermon say otherwise.
Date of source: Thursday, September 27, 2007
Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá, coordinator of the laymen’s conference, has reportedly criticized the Secretary of the Holy Synod Bishop Bīshūy for exploiting the ongoing church’s conference on doctrine in al-Fayyūm to settle old scores.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2007
A Coptic laymen’s group called for radical changes in the system and rules of the Coptic Orthodox patriarch elections. The suggestions were severely rejected by the church and a wide range of Copts. Kamāl Zākhir Mūsá, purportedly the leader of the laymen’s group, wrote an article explaining his...
Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2007
Discussions on the succession of Pope Shenouda heats up in the Holy Synod. Bishop Musá tops the potential nominees, with Bishop Ruwis and Bishop Yu’annis both standing a good chance. The laymen propose a new draft law to allow monks to be nominated.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The Coptic Group for Church Reform has issued a statement asserting that the Holy Synod’s regulations, which were laid down by Pope Shenouda, are invalid and called to remove Bishop Bīshūy from his post.
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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.