Date of source: Friday, March 23, 2007
Some clergymen tolerate insults made to the church. However, if these insults are made toward them they manipulate every church canon in order to take action against their critics.
Date of source: Monday, March 19, 2007
After five years of imprisonment at Saint Bīshūy Monastery, Bishop Taklā is allegedly suffering from serious health problems. People in Dashnā bishopric in Upper-Egypt expressed their anger at the papal residence in al-‘Abbāsiyyah. They asked to reinstate Bishop Taklā.
Date of source: Saturday, March 17, 2007
Pope Shenouda denied that Bishop Bīshūy accused non-Orthodox denominations of apostasy on a CD and said that the excommunication of Bibāwī was a collective decision issued by the Holy Synod, not by the pope.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Labīb tries to explain what is happening in the Egyptian church by representing the true point of view.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Bibāwī denied converting to Judaism or to a different denomination and asserted that he will not reconsider his opinions, apologize or ask for forgiveness from Pope Shenouda.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
al-Maydān newspaper publishes an explanation of church trials, its judging panels and decisions.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Ahmad al-Sa‘dāwī interviews Bishop Bīshūy and asks him about the church decision concerning George Ḥabīb Bibāwī.
Date of source: Friday, March 2, 2007
The author comments on the recent events in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
George Ḥabīb Bibāwīcomments on the decision of excommunicating him from the church.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
A few days ago, the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church decided to excommunicate a former teacher at the Orthodox Seminary, Dr. George Ḥabīb Bibāwī, due to a study in which he accused Pope Shenouda III of abandoning real Orthodox beliefs.