Monk Basilius al- Maqqāry, one of the most popular disciples of Fr. Matta al- Miskīn, stated that the alter lottery through which the Pope was selected does not exist in the laws of the Church. [Father Basilius earlier told Cornelis Hulsman of Arab-West Report that he had given an interview to al- Shurūq because he was unhappy that the synod had neglected the three books the Monastery of Makarios had written about the canonical way of selecting a new Pope. Father Basilius is not opposed to Pope Tawadros but to the method of selection].