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The dioceses of the Coptic Orthodox Church have experienced an unprecedented state of rebellion. Many statements have been issued from different groups on the moral and financial improprieties committed by some bishops, who are supposed to be the spiritual symbols of the church.
A number of Coptic citizens from the Upper Egyptian village of al- Kushh complained to Pope Shenouda III, accusing clergymen from al-Kushh’ church of violating its regulations and of appropriating some of the church’s money.
The chairman of the church of St. Mīnā Monastery [Reviewer: No name mentioned], affiliated to the St. Mīnā Church in Alexandria, is now facing accusations of appropriating a 1,000,000 L.E. building and renting it to people without the permission of its owner.
The article discusses the issue of church funds and the sources from which they are obtained, amidst calls to transparently declare the budget on the grounds that church money is in the first place owned by Coptic citizens.
Money is the mother of all evils says the author. The author says that many financial transgressions are occurring in the church and His Holiness Pope Shenouda is not aware of all of them.
The author, the Vice President of the Council of State, questions why churches and their money and buildings are not considered to be public funds and, accordingly, are cut out of the scope of state protection.
The author focuses on vows and donations for Egyptian churches, how the financial yield from these funds is spent and the way these funds are managed.
The author probes the reasons behind the defrocking of two priests, Father Mina Ishaq and Father Bisada Zakī.
The article investigates the relationship between Egyptian churches and ways of healing black magic, as thousands of Muslims and Christians visit certain churches everyday to seek relief from evil spirits allegedly haunting them.
Dr. Mamdouh Halīm discusses the constant conflict between the Millī [Community] Council and the Coptic Orthodox Church.

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