Pope Shenouda: 12 Million Christians in Egypt, but These Are the Church’s Own Figures
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The Orthodox Pope Shenouda III told the satellite TV channel OTV yesterday that Christians in Egypt are 12 millions. However, he added the Church had come up with these figures based on a special list which is like a Church’s internal census of every Christian family.“We can find out Christians’ number by ourselves and do not care about official figures” he added.He affirmed that the Abu Fana monastery crisis had been linked to special conditions and that it could only be solved by resorting to informal councils, ascribing this to Kasr Hur Bedouins’ habits. He stresses his commitment to the Gospels’ teachings with regard to divorce even if they ran counter to the Personal Status Law.
“The Church does not criticize the judiciary’s rulings” he said. “The judiciary, though, has no authority over the Church’s conscience”.
“Who wins a divorce in court and wants to get married one more time had better go to another Church” he said. “We’re not the only church around, are we?”
In Alexandria, the Pope showed indignation for the uproar sparked by the issue of Wafa’ Costantine, a Christian woman who converted to Islam before returning to Christianity.
He denied asking clergymen to make her appear on TV to reject rumors about her killing and detention. He demanded one more time a special cadre for Churches’ workers nationwide to keep abreast with skyrocketing prices.
He denied asking clergymen to make her appear on TV to reject rumors about her killing and detention. He demanded one more time a special cadre for Churches’ workers nationwide to keep abreast with skyrocketing prices.
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