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35. Leaders of the three churches ask to participate in the committee that studies books and tapes sold on the sidewalks
Date of source: Thursday, September 6, 2007
Leaders of the three Christian denominations in Egypt asked to participate in a committee that the National Council for Human Rights will form to study books and tapes sold on the streets and ban works that offend religions.
23. Three Egyptian churches attack a British documentary on Christ from an Islamic viewpoint and warn against showing it in Egypt
Date of source: Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Egyptian churches – Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant – have condemned a British documentary entitled, ‘Muslim Jesus,’ which examines how Muslims portray Jesus according to the Qur’ān as a main source of information. They have called for not showing the documentary in Egypt as it could provoke bad...
2. The court that rejected the appeals of apostates considers Muhammad’s case and church leaders plea for mercy on Muslims who converted to Christianity
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Church leaders appealed to the state to have mercy on Muslims who converted to Christianity and requested that they be allowed the freedom of thought and belief as provided in the Constitution.
24. The three churches renew their support of the personal status draft law and call on the government to adopt it
Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2007
Leaders of the Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical churches in Egypt renewed their support of the Christians’ unified personal status draft law and call on the government to adopt it.
5. New echoes of the controversial Vatican document
Date of source: Sunday, July 22, 2007
The Egyptian press continues to focus on the different reactions of Egyptian Christians to the controversial Vatican document that was recently issued. While representatives of the Catholic Church approve it, Protestant and Orthodox denominations attack it severely.
59. A Vatican document sparks angry protests in Egyptian non Catholic milieus
Date of source: Saturday, July 7, 2007 to Saturday, July 14, 2007
While Egyptian non-Catholic churches expressed their angry reactions to the Vatican document, Catholic figures, including the director of the Holy See’s Press Office, declared that the document was mainly to clarify Catholic doctrinal issues and was not intended to offend any church or denomination...
16. Controversial, though not unprecedented
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
Another controversial statement from Pope Benedict XVI reads: “There is one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, and […] outside this church there is neither salvation nor remission of sins.” Reactions from churches in Egypt varied between denunciation and doubts about the authenticity of an alleged...
46. Being linked to the West, Catholics are no less Egyptian!
Date of source: Sunday, July 1, 2007
The following article presents an interview with Coptic Catholic Metropolitan Kyrillos William, bishop of Assuit. Metropolitan William speaks about the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt in general and Assiut in particular. He provides information about the number of Coptic Catholics in Egypt and the...
41. Pope John Paul II, the legitimate father of amity
Date of source:
When Pope John Paul II paid a historic visit to Syria in 2001, he entered the Umayyad Mosque, where Muslims used to head right and Christians used to head left for prayer during the 7th century.
40. Copts count raises issues
Date of source: Friday, April 6, 2007
The article claims that the government did not declare the number of Copts in the most recent census, a statement that Copts found to be suspicious.

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