An editorial from Watanī was in favor of reform of the personal status regulations relating to Coptic Christians has been released. In the editorial the author notes that the Coptic Church in Egypt refuses to implement the current 1938 Statute, which it views as too lenient and against its teachings, and has for the past 30 years been trying unsuccessfully to have a new law passed by the Ministry of Justice. While accepting that the church alone has authority on religious matters, the author points out the difficulties faced by Christian families that are in unworkable families yet part of a church that rejects divorce. The editorial makes several suggestions to the church, including the use of Christian ideals of compassion and mercy when interpreting biblical law, and compulsory marriage training for young couples (Yūsuf Sīdhum, Watanī, Mar. 31, p. 1). Read original text in Arabic.